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Maine’s State Lobster Marketing Group to Keep Boosting Bugs

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A state lobster marketing group is likely to keep touting Maine’s most beloved seafood export in the wake of a key vote from a legislative committee

2 Plead Guilty to Charges in Drug-Related Killing in Maine

HOULTON, Maine (AP)   Two of three Massachusetts residents charged in a drug-related killing in northern Maine have pleaded guilty

Driver Who Was Trapped in Car for 10 Hours Now Faces Charges

HARPSWELL, Maine (AP)   Police in Maine say the driver who crashed into an empty house and was stuck inside his car for nearly 10 hours will now face charges

Lawmakers Need More Votes to Fund Prison Over Governor Veto

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A round of votes shows Maine lawmakers will need more support to ensure funding for a minimum-security prison that Republican Gov. Paul LePage has pushed to close

Paper Mill Plans to Restart Idled Machine, Hire 120

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A paper company says it plans to restart a machine whose shutdown left 120 workers with a job

Man Upset Over Tradition Of Placing Paper Hearts Around City

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ A Maine man wants Portland’s so-called Valentine’s Day Bandits charged with a crime for taping a paper heart to his car.

Critics Say Maine Slow to Expand Opioid Care for Uninsured

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The state says five uninsured Mainers benefited last year from a multi-million plan that was supposed to combat the opioid crisis by expanding treatment to as many as 400 individuals

Juvenile Charged for Threat at Cony High School

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN)  A juvenile has been charged after making a threat involving Cony High School

Maine Legislators Tell Trump: No Drilling Off Our State

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to leave Maine out of offshore oil and gas drilling

Body of Missing Clammer Found by Local Fisherman in Maine

Delbert Caler of Harrington went missing Wednesday night and his body was discovered Thursday morning.

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A juvenile accused of stabbing someone during a fight in Caribou on Halloween turned himself in to police.