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Maine State Police searching for two wanted men

Maine State Police are asking for the public’s help finding two men who are wanted.

Maine Emergency Management Agency director sworn into office

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has sworn in the new director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency.

Maine might up rates for reimbursement of home care services

Maine is considering raising its rates of reimbursement for home care for seniors in the wake of the announcement of the closure of a nonprofit group that has cared for hundreds of people in the state.

Maine tightens “Dig Safe” laws in wake of Farmington blast

A bill in response to a fatal explosion that is designed to make digging in Maine more safe has passed the state’s Legislature.

Biddeford man found guilty in federal hate crime trial

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A man charged with violating a federal hate crime in Maine when he and a nephew attacked two black men has been found guilty.

Amid Coronavirus concerns, Bowdoin College tells students not to return after spring break

Bowdoin College telling students they will not be able to return to campus after spring break because of concerns about Coronavirus.

Teen gets 27 years for killing his grandmother in Maine

A Maine teenager has pleaded guilty to killing his grandmother, and has been sentenced as an adult to 27 years in prison.

Maine CDC director: New coronavirus tests have come back negative

Maine’s CDC director says the state should prepare for the arrival of coronavirus while there are still no confirmed cases.

Ethics panel looking into 2 groups opposed to power corridor

The Maine ethics commission is taking up a request to investigate two organizations that oppose a proposed 145-mile hydropower transmission project known as the New England Clean Energy Connect.

Maine says nearly century-old Canada bridge must be replaced

Officials from Maine are holding a public meeting about the need to replace a nearly century-old bridge that links the far northern part of the state with New Brunswick.

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