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Maine Business Grant Applications To Reopen Friday After System Crash

The state has temporarily shut down the application portal for an economic recovery grant program...

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How The Maine Legislature Is Attempting To Balance Safety And Public Access

As a new legislative session begins this week, legislative leaders have decided to continue rules...

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With Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Expiring, Maine Families Face 'Very Desperate' Winter

More than eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans are out of work, with...

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Janet Mills: Maine Will Get About A Third Of The COVID-19 Vaccine Doses It Expected

Gov. Janet Mills says the federal government has severely reduced Maine’s allocation for a...

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In New Report, Janet Mills Starts Maine Down Path To 80% Carbon Emissions Reduction By 2050

After more than a year of work by hundreds of Mainers, Gov. Janet Mills’ Climate Council released...

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Investigative Reporting Shows Weak System Of Accountability For Maine Sheriffs

In Dec. 2017, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant resigned after several well-documented...

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Maine Skiers Being Asked To Wear Masks, Warm Up In Cars To Earn Their Turns

Last week, a handful of Maine’s ski areas opened for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Coast Guard Identifies 4 Fishermen Lost At Sea In Portland-Based Boat's Sinking

Maine’s close-knit groundfishing community is grieving after four fishermen were lost at sea this...

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In Letter, Western Maine Teachers Describe Struggle With Remote Learning, Call For More Resources

Many educators across Maine continue to absorb the stress of a school year that’s been unlike any...

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Court Orders Big Moose Mountain Owner To Restore Former Ski Resort

After a four-year legal battle, the owner of the Big Moose Mountain ski resort in Greenville is...

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'It's Only November' — Maine Hospitals Are Bracing For A Long Winter Of COVID-19 Patients

A few weeks ago, Maine began to see record numbers of COVID-19 cases. Now, it’s seeing a record...

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How Maine's Solar Power Boom Could Unintentionally Stunt Adoption Of Climate-Friendly Technologies

It turns out there’s a downside to Maine’s solar power boom — a potential $160 million annual hit...

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Coast Guard Searching For 4 Missing Fishermen After Maine-Based Boat Presumed Sank

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the waters off Provincetown, Massachusetts, for four crewmen of...

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Proposal Requiring Flu Vaccines For Maine Health Workers Draws Opposition

A proposed new rule from the Maine CDC that would require health care workers to get a seasonal...

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Proposal Would Build 16-Square-Mile Wind Farm Off Maine Coast

Gov. Janet Mills on Friday announced an ambitious, state-led effort to build as many as 12...

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Scarborough Downs Hosts Final Live Horse Races At End Of November

Live harness racing at Scarborough Downs will come to an end one week from Saturday, on Nov. 28....

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Family Of 82-Year-Old Who Died Of COVID-19 Alleges Negligence At Millinocket Wedding Venue

The family of a former resident of the Maplecrest Rehabilitation Facility in Madison, who died...

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Belfast Salmon Farm Wins Key Environmental Permits

A controversial land-based salmon farm proposed in Belfast won three key state environmental...

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Businesses Don't Know Whether To Delay Hazard Pay Under Portland's New Provision

Portland employers face a costly dilemma in a dispute over the effective date of a “hazard-pay”...

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