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Recreational marijuana sales nearly doubled in Maine in 2022

The sale of recreational cannabis products increased by nearly double in Maine in 2022.

Senator: Ending US aid to Ukraine would be historic mistake

The U.S. would risk enabling the spread of extremism in Europe if it stopped providing support to Ukraine in its war with Russia, Maine’s independent senator said Monday in the wake of meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Erskine student succumbs to injuries suffered in crash

Erskine Academy in South China opened its doors Sunday to provide emotional support and counseling after the death of a 17-year-old student.

Body of snowmobiler recovered from lake in northern Maine

The body of a snowmobiler was pulled from a lake in northern Maine Sunday morning.

Nationally recognized Portland coffee shop Little Woodfords to close its doors

Little Woodfords, the small but well-known coffee shop on Congress Street in Portland will be closing its doors at the end of January.

Northern Light Health shifts 1,400 jobs to Minnesota-based company

Maine’s second-largest health system is shifting 1,400 employees to an outside health services company.

Maine campers set another attendance record in 2022

Maine campers set a record for visits to state park campgrounds last year, furthering a trend that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

9-1-1 outage impacting Maine communications centers caused by internal power failure

A power failure took down 9-1-1 operations at communication centers in northern and eastern Maine on Wednesday.

Search crews comb Maine state park for missing Portland woman

Police are trying to locate a woman who was reported missing from her Portland home.

UFO expert Normar Slevik says UFO sightings way up in Maine based on social media findings.

“There’s a lot of sightings that are happening in Maine that are going unreported through official means,” Slevik said.

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Portland police seek local woman reported missing on Wednesday

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Police are asking for help finding a missing woman from Portland.

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President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption

President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.

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Pirates ace Paul Skenes wins first Cy Young Award and Tigers star Tarik Skubal goes back-to-back

The 23-year-old Paul Skenes capped his blistering rise to stardom by capturing the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace was a unanimous choice by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, the honor coming minutes after Skubal won baseball's premier pitching prize in the American League for the second straight year as the anchor of the Detroit Tigers.

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Wood Leaves Senate Race for House Seat in Maine Election Shakeup

Jordan Wood withdrew from the Senate race to seek Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat.

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Police Looking for Stolen Trailer North of Augusta

Police say the 20-foot trailer was last seen on the evening of November 6th parked along Augusta Road.