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Penobscot Nation Lauds Nomination Of First Native American To Presidential Cabinet

Around the country, native people, including leaders of the Penobscot Nation in Maine, are...

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Some Maine Districts Forgo Virtual Learning, Opt For Traditional Snow Days

In any other year, the storm that blasted through southern Maine on Thursday morning would have...

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Saddleback Reopens, But Can It Help Lift Western Maine's Economy?

Skiers are back on the slopes of Rangeley’s Saddleback Mountain this week, marking a new era in...

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Maine Health Care Workers Begin Receiving COVID-19 Vaccinations

Vaccinations for COVID-19 began in Maine on Tuesday. Frontline workers at Maine Medical Center in...

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Skiers Return To Saddleback After 5-Year Closure

Saddleback Mountain’s slopes opened to the public Tuesday morning after a five-year hiatus.

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Maine Welcomes Its First Vaccine Doses As State CDC Adds 2 Deaths, 426 COVID-19 Cases

The first 2,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Maine Monday morning at Northern...

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What You Need To Know As COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives In Maine

Maine’s monthslong planning effort to prepare for the arrival and deployment of a coronavirus...

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Preparing To Vaccinate, Maine Nursing Homes Decide Who Gets Priority

Vaccine preparations are underway at long-term care facilities across the country, where workers...

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More Than 2 Tons Of Plastic Bound For Incinerator Spills Off Searsport

On Dec. 2, dock workers at the Mack Point cargo facility in Searsport spilled about 5,000 pounds...

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With Virus Cases Rising, Staff Shortages Leave Maine Schools, Parents Overwhelmed

Three months into this a year, the vast majority of Maine’s public schools have managed to reopen...

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How Many COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Maine Is Expecting, And Where They're Going

The first shipments for a COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Maine next week, and the...

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DATA: Maine School Enrollment Dips By About 4% Amid Pandemic Uncertainties

About 8,000 fewer students are enrolled in Maine’s public schools this fall — a drop of about 4%...

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State Workers' Switch To Telework During Pandemic Brings 'Seismic' Drop in CO2 Emissions

Maine government workers have reduced their car travel by 1 million vehicle miles a week since...

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Medical Pot Is Now Maine's Most Valuable Crop

Cannabis has become the state’s most valuable agricultural products.

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Brunswick Man Says Pandemic Contributed To Suicide Death Of Son, 16

The Brunswick community is mourning the death of 16-year-old Spencer Smith, who died last week by...

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State CDC Limits COVID-19 Investigations As Maine Adds 427 Cases

As a soaring COVID-19 caseload continues to stress the resources of the Maine Center for Disease...

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'Mass Exodus,' Possible Closure Feared As Jay Paper Mill Reduces Workforce

The owners of the Androscoggin Mill in Jay have terminated employment for more than 170 people...

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Maine's COVID-19 Vaccine Allotment Not As Dire As Initially Feared

The Maine CDC released more details on Friday about how many doses of both the Pfizer and Moderna...

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