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The prospects of ramped-up federal immigration enforcement in Maine’s two largest cities elicited strong responses from state and local elected leaders that — not surprisingly — fell largely along partisan lines. Plus the 2026 money race and Platner gets personal.
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The board passed the measure in a 5-1 vote after using federal standards for polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Public health and organic farming advocates say the decision contrasts state law to eventually phase out products that contain the chemicals.
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For the last 28 months, the Maine Association of Realtors said the state saw year-over-year increases in home listing activity and increased buyer activity as a result. -
Sixty-five year old Jeffery Colburn of Camden is charged with manslaughter in the death of 12-year-old Brayden Callahan. The student was struck after getting off the school bus.
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The report, which was written by officials at the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, mobile home residents, park owners and other advocates, comes as corporate investors show growing interest in purchasing mobile home parks in Maine. -
Commissioners will be appointed to represent the Wabanaki Nations as well as the state’s interests within the 10 and a half million acres of the Unorganized Territory.
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Mission Artemis plans to send Americans to the moon for the first time since the Nixon administration. -
In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland. -
Thousands of people rallied in Copenhagen to push back on President Trump's rhetoric that the U.S. should acquire Greenland. -
Museveni claims victory in Uganda's contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud. -
We remember Ai, a highly intelligent chimpanzee who lived at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University for most of her life, except the time she escaped and walked around campus.
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