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Court Upholds Disqualifying GOP Man from US Senate Race

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A would-be Republican candidate is disqualified from running for U.S. Senate in Maine over evidence of invalid signatures on his ballot petition

Changes to US Eel Fishery Up for Hearings on East Coast

BREWER, Maine (AP)   Interstate fishing managers are considering a host of changes to the way they regulate commercial eel harvesting, and public hearings about the subject are getting started in New York

Changes to Northern Maine Recreation Land Up for Debate

ASHLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine officials are working on a new plan for the management of public lands in the far northern part of the state

Maine Senators Differ Over Trump Withdrawal of Iran Deal

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s U.S. senators differ over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal

UMaine Brings Goats To Campus To Help Stressed Students

ORONO, Maine (AP) — The University of Maine has deployed a herd of goats to help students get through a stressful finals season at the end of the semester.

New Information in the Deaths of 2 Inside Burning Truck

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   Court documents indicate two homeless people in Maine were alive before a man allegedly set fire to a box truck in which they were sleeping

Martial Arts Expert Argues He Pummeled Man in Self Defense

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A Maine mixed martial art fighter is losing his argument that he was defending himself when he repeatedly punched an unconscious victim in the head

Police Looking for ‘Violent’ Felon, Girlfriend

HOLLIS, Maine (WGAN)  Maine State Police say they are looking for two people, one of whom is a felon with a violent history

Utilities Commission Won’t Elevate CMP Billing Investigation

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The Maine Public Utilities Commission says it won’t elevate the investigation into Central Maine Power’s problems with its billing system

Officials: Acadia Visitors Spent $284 Million Last Year

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP)   A National Park Service study says visitors at Acadia National Park last year spent an all-time high of $284 million

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