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Sidewalk Mozarts: City to Put Pianos in Public Squares

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Maine city is bringing a new feature to some of its most visible public spaces: public pianos

Maine Ready to Have a Cow at Ag Fairs, Which Draw Thousands

HOULTON, Maine (AP)   Maine’s agricultural fair season is about to get started with the Houlton Fair in far northern Maine

Watchdog Calls for More Transparency of Welfare Spending

Maine’s legislative watchdog is calling for more transparency into how the state spends federal welfare dollars.

Bill Allows for Expansion, Oversight of Marijuana Caregivers

Maine lawmakers have passed a marijuana reform bill that will allow medical marijuana caregivers to expand their businesses under increased oversight.

Report: Chaperones Didn’t See Student Struggling in Water

A report conducted for a Maine school district has determined that adult chaperones and a lifeguard didn’t see a student struggling in the water and that the only lifeguard was 100 yards away.

Maine Faces Rising Allegations of Child Abuse, Neglect

Maine is struggling with an uptick in alleged child abuse and neglect.

95-year-old Man Beats Rabid Fox to Death With Wooden Plank

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) – Police say a 95-year-old Maine man beat an attacking a rabid fox to death with a…

Boy Seriously Injured in Fall from Zip Line at Summer Camp

WINSLOW, Maine (AP)   An 8-year-old boy has been seriously injured in a fall from a zip line at a Maine summer camp

GOP Senator’s Push to Repeal Maine Marijuana Law Burns Out

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Lawmakers have just denied a GOP senator’s effort to repeal voter-approved legalization of marijuana in Maine

NYC Man Acquitted of Maine Murder Now Faces Federal Charges

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP)   A New York City man acquitted of murder in a drug-related killing is now facing a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm

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