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Ellsworth Sees Healthy Growth in City Construction Projects

A number of upcoming projects in the Maine city of Ellsworth are keeping building companies busy, with the city manager noting an increase in building permits.

Jetport, Maine Airports Getting FAA Help For Improvements

Several Maine airports are getting money from the Federal Aviation Administration to make repairs and improvements.

Portland Removes Straws From Cafe, Says Others Should Follow

Maine’s largest city is banning plastic straws from a cafe located inside City Hall and calling on other businesses to do the same.

Hospital Staff Vote No Confidence in Parent Company CEO

A Maine hospital’s staff has voted no confidence in the CEO of their parent company amid concerns over financial cuts.

Maine Unemployment Rate Ticks Up, Still Less Than a Year Ago

Maine labor officials say the unemployment rate rose slightly again in June.

Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Maine High School

ROCKLAND, Maine (AP)   A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty to threatening a Maine high school on social media

UMaine Researchers Seek to Protect Forest Workers from Ticks

ORONO, Maine (AP)   Researchers at the University of Maine have been awarded more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to try to help protect forest workers from tick-borne diseases

Time to Clam Up? Not in Maine, Where Bivalve Lovers Boogie

YARMOUTH, Maine (AP)   Maine’s clam harvest might be down, but the state is still ready to celebrate in honor of the shellfish

Three Men Arrested on Various Charges in Scarborough

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WGAN)  The Scarborough Police Department says three people have been arrested on theft charges

Jury Convicts ‘D Money’ of 2 Counts of Murder in Maine

A jury in Cumberland County has convicted a Rochester, New York, man in the killing of a Maine couple on Christmas Day 2015.

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