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Response Due from Feds in Lawsuit to End Atlantic Monument

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The federal government’s response to a lawsuit from fishermen trying to eliminate former President Barack Obama’s Atlantic Ocean monument is coming due

Maine’s Resurgent Scallop Fishery Ending for the Season

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s scallop fishery is reaching the end of a season that showed signs of further rebuilding

Private School Makes Cuts Due To Financial Troubles

PITTSFIELD, Maine (AP) _ A Maine private school is making cuts because of financial problems.

Police Search for Suspect in Unity Pharmacy Robbery

The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office says the Unity Pharmacy on Plaza Drive in Unity was robbed on Monday afternoon.

Bill to Extend Maine’s Lobster Marketing Group Becomes Law

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A state lobster marketing group will continue touting Maine’s signature seafood export in the coming years

Maine Senate Upholds Veto of Bill Protecting Obamacare

Maine lawmakers are leaving it up to Congress to protect key provisions of former President Obama’s health care law.

Ranked Voting Group Joins Lawsuit Against Secretary of State

Supporters of a ranked voting overhaul are being allowed to weigh in before Maine’s supreme court rules on its constitutionality.

Police: Teen Threatened to Shoot Up School

Police say a 17-year-old boy is charged with threatening to shoot up Mount Desert Island High School in Maine.

Skeletal Remains Found in Woods in Falmouth

Police in Maine are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains over the weekend.

Maine to Use NOAA Grant to Boost Right Whale Protections

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is giving the state of Maine more than $700,000 to help provide better data to try to protect endangered right whales.

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