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Northern Maine airport to make improvements with federal aid

HOULTON, Maine (AP) An international airport in far northern Maine plans to use more than $4 million in federal funding to make improvements.

Teenager drowns in Orono

A teenager drowned in the Stillwater River in Orono Saturday afternoon after reportedly jumping off the Brandon M. Silk Memorial Bridge.

Bangor man killed in I-95 accident Saturday morning

A Bangor man was pronounced dead on the scene Saturday morning, after his car crashed on the I-195 186 off…

Students file lawsuit against UMaine, demanding refund for remote semester

A pair of students are suing the University of Maine and the state’s public university system, arguing they are entitled…

20 new cases of coronavirus, no deaths

On Saturday, the Maine CDC reported 20 new cases of coronavirus, but no new deaths have been reported. The new…

Hacking of vendor delays Maine eCourts pilot program

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The hacking of the vendor that’s helping the Maine judicial branch get documents online is going…

Maine moose season beginning as bear season winds down

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) – Maine’s annual moose hunt is soon to get started just as the state’s bear hunt…

Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine’s lobster fishermen braced for a difficult summer this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but…

Police chief accused of domestic assault is released on bail

A police chief accused of choking a woman with whom he’d had an affair has been released on bail.

Maine school district, teen agree to end lawsuit over sexual assault note

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The Cape Elizabeth School Department has agreed to remove any record of discipline against a student who posted a note about sexual assault last year.

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