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Maine car dealership to take part in Wreaths Across America Day

Our country’s fallen veterans will be honored on Saturday, Dec. 18, which is National Wreaths Across America Day.

Police ask for help finding missing Waldoboro man

Police in Waldoboro are asking for the public’s help to find a man who left a hospital against medical advice.

Winner in Portland City Council race declared following historic tie, hand recount

A candidate for Portland City Council whose name was pulled out of a bowl after a tie has conceded after a recount on Wednesday.

NTSB uses video, high-res photos to investigate sinking of Portland-based Emmy Rose

Investigators trying to learn why a commercial fishing boat sank off Massachusetts nearly a year ago, taking the lives of all four crew members, are using some high-tech gadgetry in their probe, federal authorities said Wednesday.

Governor announces $10 million in grants for Maine’s seafood industry

Maine’s seafood industry is set to receive $10 million in grants for infrastructure upgrades.

Winthrop educators call for remote learning to slow coronavirus spread

Teachers and principals in Winthrop are urging the school board to close schools for two weeks as they continue to experience coronavirus outbreaks.

Officials acknowledge lax oversight of medical marijuana

Maine’s top marijuana regulator said the state has few tools to prevent medical marijuana from being sold on the black market.

Half a million Maine people to get COVID-19 relief checks

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) More than a half million Maine residents will receive $285 disaster relief payments by the end of the year because of a coronavirus pandemic assistance plan.

Maine residents brace for power rate hikes over 60 percent

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s public utility regulator believes most Maine people are going to see the rate they pay for home electricity increase this year, in some cases by a considerable amount.

Madawaska woman reported missing found safe in Bangor

UPDATE: Maine State Police say Cyr was found safe in Bangor.

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