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Moose hunt getting started in northern, central Maine

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) Maine’s moose hunt is restarting for the season mostly in the northern and central parts of the state.

UMaine hockey to require fans get COVID-19 shot or show test

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) University of Maine sports fans will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test to go to home hockey and basketball games.

Gas prices soar in northern New England

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Gas prices have risen in all three New England states over the course of the past week.

Portland police ID officer involved non-fatal shooting

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Portland police on Monday released the name of the officer involved in a non-fatal shooting while he was investigating a reported burglary in the Maine city.

Senator Angus King proposes assistant secretary of state for Arctic

Sens. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, and Sen. Angus King, Independent from Maine, made the proposal in a new bill.

Federal government awards Maine research institute $750,000

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A research institute in Maine has been awarded $750,000 from the federal government to help marine startups.

Maine lobster prices remain high into the fall season

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Prices for Maine’s most beloved export are much higher than typical right now because of high demand and the possibility that fishermen are having a slower season.

Rumford man dead in officer involved shooting in Dixfield

This officer involved shooting had a worse outcome than the one in Portland on Saturday morning.

Portland Police officer involved shooting injures suspect Saturday Morning

A man was shot by Portland Police on Oxford Street Saturday morning. The injuries are non-life threating.

One Longfellow Square reopens Friday night

For nearly 20 months the venue was closed because of the pandemic, but thanks to a huge crowdfunding effort, the show is back on.

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