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Last remaining Machias patrol officer resigns

MACHIAS, Maine (AP)  A small Maine town is currently without its own police department following the resignation of the chief and the last remaining patrol officer.

New Hurricane Evacuation Dashboard launched

The dashboard is designed to help you know if you need to evacuate and the best route to do so.

Governor Mills Meets Protesters at the Maine Bicentennial Parade

Health care workers and many others against the COVID-19 Vaccine mandate on Maine protested along the parade route.

Maine celebrates bicentennial with pandemic-delayed parade

Riding in a 3D-printed boat created at the University of Maine, Gov. Janet Mills served as grand marshal of the pandemic-delayed State of Maine Bicentennial Parade on Saturday through the cities of Lewiston and Auburn.

Imagination, Skittles help boy, 5, conquer Appalachian Trail

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Harvey Sutton, or “Little Man,” as he is known on the Appalachian Trail, won’t have long to bask in the glory of hiking its full length. After all, he starts kindergarten Friday.

Tractor-trailer hauling Cheez-Its and Pop-Tarts crashes on Maine Turnpike, driver charged with OUI

(WGAN) A tractor-trailer crash on the Maine Turnpike in Augusta was causing major traffic disruptions Friday afternoon.

Westbrook home condemned after police says animals, children living in squalid conditions

A home in Westbrook where police say children and animals were living in squalor has been condemned.

Sen. Angus King tests positive for coronavirus

In a statement, King said he received his test result Thursday morning after coming down with symptoms.

1 killed when vehicle veers into Kennebec River in Maine

One person was killed when a vehicle left the road and rolled into the Kennebec River, police said Thursday.

Drugs seized from Bangor apartment were accessible to children, agents say

Two people were arrested and two children are now in DHHS custody after drug agents seized fentanyl from a Bangor home.

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