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Maine Festival Canceled After Harassment Charge is Back on

A group of organizers says a food-themed festival that was canceled in the wake of sexual harassment allegations is back on.

Key Player in US Baby Eel Business Faces Poaching Sentence

A Maine fisherman who played a key role in the rise of the state’s baby eel fishery is awaiting sentencing for buying and selling the fish illegally.

Augusta Officers Help Deer Stuck in Soccer Net

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN)  Augusta Police say two officers got the chance to be a couple of dears for a doe caught in netting

Environment Groups Acquiring Almost 18,000 Rural Maine Acres

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   Conservation groups say they have acquired nearly 18,000 acres of land in Down East Maine for preservation of wildlife habitat and recreation

Hearings Coming About Increase in Baby Eel Fishing Quota

BREWER, Maine (AP)   A proposal to allow Maine’s elver fishermen to catch more of the baby eels will be up for a public hearing in the state next month

UMaine Receives $1 Million Pledge for Engineering Center

ORONO, Maine (AP)   An Illinois packaging company has pledged $1 million to help build a new engineering center for the University of Maine

Colby College is Done Honoring Bill Cosby

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP)   Colby College says it is rescinding the honorary degree it awarded Bill Cosby in 1992, joining numerous other universities in revoking honors following the comedian’s sexual assault conviction

Wildfire Burns Through York County

SANFORD, Maine (WGAN)  A wildfire in southern Maine has burned 314 acres of land

Freeport Man Charged with Attempted Murder

FREEPORT, Maine (WGAN)  A Freeport man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder

UMaine System Increasing Tuition by Nearly 3 Percent in Fall

ORONO, Maine (AP)   Tuition is going up a little less than 3 percent around the University of Maine System this coming fall

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Sen. Collins’ office says remark about not seeking another term after November was an “off-hand comment”

Sen. Susan Collins is walking back her comment that she would only serve one more term if elected in November.