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2 passengers killed in separate cars in Maine collision

PARIS, Maine (AP) A crash that killed two men in separate vehicles last week was preceded by a medical event that distracted one of the drivers, police said.

Maine Republicans propose monthly checks for taxpayers

Maine Senate Republicans want to return to taxpayers a portion of the surplus that accumulated during the pandemic, thanks in part to historic federal assistance.

Maine hospital says it’s curtailing admissions amid staffing woes

One of Maine’s biggest hospitals announced it’s halting pediatric, cardiac and trauma admissions amid a staffing shortage.

GOP’s Poliquin to decamp from coastal home to Bangor area

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin plans to decamp from his coastal home and relocate to the Bangor area for his campaign to take back his seat in Congress.

Cumberland, Bangor public schools are best in the state according to new rankings

A Bangor elementary school and a middle school in Cumberland are the best K-8 schools in the state, according to new rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.

Bangor venue to go by new name starting next year

Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion will be going by a new name starting next concert season.

Russian man convicted in fraud visa marriage scheme involving Maine woman

A jury has convicted a Russian man on multiple charges related to visa fraud for paying a Maine woman to enter a sham marriage and later falsely claiming to be the father of a child with her.

Maine woman files suit alleging sexual abuse, threats of retaliation from Jehovah’s Witness church

A woman who says she was abused by a Jehovah’s Witness church elder in Maine as a child is filing a lawsuit.

Fort Fairfield woman charged in overdose death

A Maine woman is accused of supplying drugs to a man who died of an overdose.

Maine to seek “forever chemical” contamination at many sites

Environmental regulators in Maine are planning to soon undertake a statewide investigation to find concentrations of long-lasting environmental pollutants.

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Janet Mills drops U.S. Senate bid before June 9 primary

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday dropped her bid for the U.S. Senate, pointing to a lack of…