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Collins, Gideon facing off in final debate before election

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The final debate of the U.S. Senate race will feature GOP incumbent Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Sara Gideon going head to head without the other two candidates.

Woodland woman dies in crash on I-89 in New Hampshire

SUTTON, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire state police say a driver has died after crashing into the median and a tree on Interstate 89 and a passenger was hospitalized in critical condition.

Westbrook police ask for help finding pair of missing teens

Police in Westbrook are asking for the public’s help finding two missing teenagers.

67 workers laid off from Androscoggin Paper Mill in connection with explosion

The Androscoggin Paper Mill in Jay is facing a third round of layoffs following an explosion there in July.

Man sentenced to 10 years for racially motivated assaults

Biddeford man convicted of violating a federal hate crime law with a pair of assaults on Black men was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday.

Collins votes against Barrett, heads home to save Senate job

On Monday, Collins cast her vote against Trump’s pick without any speech and quickly headed home to Maine…

University of Maine student accused of voting as roommate

Officials say a University of Maine student is facing criminal charges for voting with an absentee ballot in the name of a former roommate.

Principal’s association postpones start of winter sports at Maine high schools

The winter sports season at Maine high schools has been postponed.

OSHA investigating fatal industrial accident in Penobscot County

Maine State Police say a man was killed in an industrial accident in Penobscot County on Tuesday morning.

Students protest policy against promoting Black Lives Matter

Dozens of students of a Maine high school have demonstrated outside a municipal building to protest a directive that told staff not to promote the slogan “Black Lives Matter.”

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