House derails study of passenger train through central Maine
The bill would look at the feasibility of running a passenger rail between Portland and Bangor, with stops in Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville and just west of Augusta.
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Local & State 28 mins ago
Maine’s supreme court says Sunday hunting ban is constitutional
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court disagreed with a Readfield couple who argued the ban contradicts a new 'right to food' amendment voters approved in 2021.
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Owners of new Norridgewock hardware store aim to serve community they have called home for generations
Nickerson Yard Maintenance recently opened a small hardware store in the town of about 3,000, and the family members who own it said it has been received with excitement — and nostalgia — from the community.
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Local & State Posted: 12:06 PM
Maine’s supreme court says Sunday hunting ban is constitutional
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The Maine Forecast Posted: 11:43 AM
Mud season starts with threats of flooding
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Local & State Posted: 10:57 AM
House derails study of passenger train through central Maine
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Nation & World Posted: 10:51 AM
U.S. changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years.
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Nation & World Posted: 10:10 AM
Evan Gershkovich marks year in Russian prison as courts keep extending time behind bars
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Movie Review J.P. Devine Posted: 5:15 AM
Movie Review: ‘Love at First Sight’ has plenty of music about love
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UMaine Sports Posted: 4:00 AM
12 years later, one UMaine men’s hockey team cheers on another heading to the NCAAs
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Columnists Posted: 4:00 AM
Douglas Rooks: Getting a handle on the explosion of bills at the Legislature
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Opinion Posted: 4:00 AM
Today’s editorial cartoon
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On this date Posted: 4:00 AM
March 28, 1997: Former janitor at Windsor Elementary School suing town’s school department saying she lost her job to younger man
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Community Posted: 12:00 AM
Belgrade student receives Messalonskee Principal’s Award
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Community Posted: 12:00 AM
Thomas College one of Titan Challenge sites in Maine
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Local & State
Skowhegan Indian sculpture could be removed if chamber of commerce cannot find new owner
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Outdoors
Snowmobilers from Norridgewock and Sidney set a record at a New Brunswick event
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Business
Owners of new Norridgewock hardware store aim to serve community they have called home for generations
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Maine Crime
Sheriffs bust 3 more illegal cannabis operations in Somerset County
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Local & State
New affordable rental housing coming to Waterville and Hallowell as Maine makes strides to ease housing shortage
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Business
Gardiner Hannaford to reopen today, 3 months after devastating flood
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Business
Waterville board recommends zone change to allow construction of ‘solar garden’
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Local & State
Kennebec County budget proposal calls for 44% increase for taxpayers
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Sports
Maine’s Cooper Flagg wins national Gatorade Player of the Year award
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Local & State
Future of Vassalboro mill in question amid storm damages, fire code violations
March 26
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The Maine Forecast
Mud season starts with threats of flooding
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Local & State
Sugarhouses to open Saturday, after storm disrupts Maine Maple Sunday Weekend
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Sports
Maine’s Cooper Flagg wins national Gatorade Player of the Year award
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Schools and Education
Mills, Collins cut ribbon at new Farmington child care education center
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Local & State
Read all of our town meeting coverage for 2024 here
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Local & State
Kennebec County budget committee delays vote over concerns on spending plan
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Business
Portland jetport pitches parking expansion plan for city, state review
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Politics
Committee backs expanded background checks, waiting period for gun purchases
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Politics
Maine Democrats advance digital privacy bill opposed by businesses
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Local & State
Franklin County commissioners vote to move administrative offices to new emergency operations center in Farmington
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Local & State
Photos: Travis Mills Foundation honors Vietnam-era veterans in Augusta
Waterville board recommends zone change to allow construction of ‘solar garden’
Landowner Leo St. Peter still needs to get approval from the City Council for the zone change to build a 725-kilowatt solar farm on Webb Road.
Indictments handed up in Readfield, Clinton home arson cases
Joseph E. McLaughlin of Readfield and Jamie M. Perry of Waterville were both indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury this month.
Vermont man suspected of having guns taken into custody in Walmart parking lot in Farmington
The store on Wilton Road was locked down, Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles said.
Movie Review: ‘Love at First Sight’ has plenty of music about love
British actors, Phillips, Tom Taylor, Dexter Fletcher are sweet and charming as Oliver’s family ‚ it almost becomes another script for another movie, J.P. Devine writes.