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$750,000 in federal money to be used for new Portland waterfront park

aine’s two U.S. Senators say the state has secured $750,000 in federal funding for a new park along Portland’s eastern waterfront.

Town votes to sue neighboring community over border dispute

A Maine town has voted to take legal action against a neighboring community in order to settle a disputed border.

Man gets life in prison for setting truck on fire, killing 2

A homeless man convicted of setting a delivery truck on fire and killing two transients sleeping inside has been sentenced to life in prison in Maine.

Fire officials say they know the identity of the woman killed in the Fort Fairfield blaze

Investigators have released the name of the woman who they believe died in the fire early Monday morning in Aroostook County.

Police find body of woman off logging road in Oxford County

Police believe hypothermia may have led to the death of a woman found in Oxford County.

No injuries after tractor-trailer swipes side of school bus in Limington

Police say there were no injuries after a tractor-trailer struck a school bus in Limington on Monday morning.

World’s largest jetliner lands in Maine for medical problem

One of the world’s largest passenger jets landed at Maine’s Bangor International Airport because of a medical emergency.

Waterville man pleads not guilty to murder in the death of his girlfriend

A Waterville man pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of the woman who was his girlfriend and the mother of their twin 8-year-old girls.

Man sentenced for 2018 killing near Portland’s Oxford Street Shelter

A man charged in a deadly shooting in Portland in 2018 was sentenced Monday.

Body found in house destroyed by fire

Maine State Police say a body has been found in a home that was destroyed by fire in Fort Fairfield.

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Update: Fire Damages Home, Destroys Barn in Augusta

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Fire destroyed a barn and damaged a home in Augusta on Monday.

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Portland Residential Building Fire Disrupts Munjoy Hill Neighborhood

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Portland firefighters say there's no information yet on the cause of the fire.

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Brush Fire Burns Nearly an Acre in New Gloucester

Crews were on the scene for nearly three hours Sunday afternoon.

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Swanville man arrested again for sex crimes

A Waldo County man is facing sex crime charges for the second time this year.

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Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon.