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Every 18 minutes someone accidentally kills another person. When we read or hear about the victims of these tragedies, we have empathy for them and for their loved ones. But do we feel the same about the person who contributed to the unintentional death? It's a question that a Yarmouth woman is exploring after her husband was killed in an accident at work five years ago.
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The Southern Maine Community College softball team won the National Championship for the first time after defeating Florida National University in the conference title game Thursday. -
Maine regulators found the sawmill was polluting a nearby stream and groundwater.
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Congress has set aside $23 million to build a jetty near the coastal neighborhood to lessen wave damage and sand loss. -
Democratic state lawmakers are sounding alarms about proposed federal cuts and work requirements for Medicaid- known in the state as MaineCare- which they say would be extremely detrimental to Mainers who rely on the program. -
The Casco Bay Island Transit District Board of Directors voted 8-4 this morning to increase the vehicle rate for the ferry to Peaks Island for the first time in more than 15 years.
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