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Public Advocate Skeptical of Expensive Plan to Improve Grid
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The agency that represents the interests of Maine utility customers is skeptical of a costly proposal to improve the state’s power grid in the face of increasingly intense storms
Brunswick Police Warn of ‘Widespread Rabies Epidemic’
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) Police in a Maine city are warning residents about a “widespread rabies epidemic” in the area
Justices Decline to Remove Prosecutors from Murder Trial
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s supreme court has declined to remove prosecutors handling the case of a mother accused of beating her 10-year-old daughter to death with her husband’s help
A Priest Read a Man His Last Rites, Then He Started Moving
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) The mother of a Maine man who was shot in the head with a pellet gun says he began showing signs of life less than an hour after a priest read him his last rites at the hospital
Giant Shark Seen off the Maine Coast
A great white shark was possibly spotted in the waters near Boothbay Harbor.
Maine Laboratory Receives $12 Million NIH Research Grant
BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) MDI Biological Laboratory has received a $12 million National Institutes of Health research grant
Owner Says He’s Hoping to Bring Racing Back to Spud Speedway
CARIBOU, Maine (AP) The owner of Spud Speedway in Maine’s potato industry county says he hopes a special race Tuesday will help lead to the re-opening of the track for weekly competitions
Four Drug Arrests Made as Agents Intercept Two Shipments
BREWER, Maine (WGAN) The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says four people are facing charges after agents intercepted two drug shipments…
Maine Lawmakers to Revisit Medicaid Expansion After Holiday
The Maine Legislature will return next week to vote on a funding source for Medicaid expansion after a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage.
