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Maine Employees to Receive Bonuses from Federal Tax Overhaul

GARDINER, Maine (AP)   A Maine company says 300 employees will receive bonuses following changes to the federal tax code enacted at the end of 2017

Portland District Says Students Can Take Part In Walkout

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ The superintendent of Portland’s public school system says students won’t be punished for taking part in a national student walkout spurred by the fatal school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Maine May Dilute Proficiency-Based Diploma Law

State education officials are proposing to roll back Maine’s proficiency-based diploma law, which was one of the first in the nation.

Police: Woman’s Body That Was Found in Trunk of Abandoned Car Has Been Identified.

Police say the body of a Maine woman was found in the trunk of her car after it was towed from a Walmart parking lot in Palmyra.

Police: 2 Trains Narrowly Missed Man on Stolen Loader

Police say two trains narrowly missed a stolen front-end loader that was being operated on and near railroad tracks outside of Portland, Maine.

Job-Training Groups Get Funds Withheld by Maine Governor

Job-training groups across Maine say they’ve received about $8 million in federal funding withheld by the state’s Republican governor.

Fishermen, Environmentalists to Blast Offshore Drilling Plan

Fishing groups, environmentalists, politicians and tourism advocates are set to make their case against the Trump administration’s proposal to expand offshore drilling in the Atlantic and other ocean waters.

Vigil Held for Girl Who Was Allegedly Beaten to Death

Some people are calling for justice following the death of a girl who police say was allegedly beaten by her parents in Maine.

Law Would Boost Mental Health Help in County Jails

County jails could get more help addressing mental health and substance abuse under a Republican lawmaker’s legislation.

Lawmakers Look at Public Health Approach to Opioid Crisis

Maine lawmakers are looking at treating the opioid crisis with a public health approach.

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All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

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Axios first reported Mills would likely announce her Senate run in the upcoming week.

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Androscoggin County Deputies say they tried to arrest a man on an existing felony warrant

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Biddeford Motorcyclist Arrested going 114 in 40-MPH Zone

A Biddeford motorcyclist was arrested Saturday night after deputies clocked him going almost three times the speed limit in Arundel.…