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1 person seriously injured in Maine house fire investigators say was intentionally set
One person was seriously injured in a house fire in Limington, Maine, on Thursday morning that investigators say was intentionally set. Investigators with the State Fire Marshal’s Office were called to help investigate a fire at 41 Boothy Road in Limington shortly after 9:30 a.m. Thursday. They said one resident was injured and flown by medical helicopter to Maine Medical…
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Man walked down Maine road firing pistol toward homes, police say
Joseph Costa is accused of firing a handgun while walking down Unity Road in Benton, Maine
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Inside an unassuming church is ‘Maine's Sistine Chapel'
The murals at the South Solon Meeting House in Solon, Maine, were painted by artists in the 1950s by 13 different artists.
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Northern lights spotted in New England Thursday! Plus, gorgeous weather coming
An aurora camera caught the northern lights over Maine late Thursday. And that’s not the only beautiful sight in our forecast — it looks like we’ll top 80 degrees in Boston and have an eggcellent Easter this weekend. ...
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Shots fired call in Maine leads to high-speed police pursuit, crash
A shots fired call in Maine late Wednesday night led to a high-speed police pursuit that ended in a crash and the arrest of a Massachusetts man who was driving the vehicle. Maine State Police said they responded to a report of several shots fired on Park Street in Paris around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The responding trooper saw a blue…
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Trump administration sues Maine over participation of trans athletes in girls sports
The Trump administration is suing Maine’s education department for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports.
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2 injured in multi-vehicle crash on Maine Turnpike
Two people were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on the Maine Turnpike on Monday morning that shut down all northbound lanes. Maine State Police said in a social media post just after 9 a.m. that the crash at mile marker 23 in Kennebunk shut down all northbound lanes and urged motorists to avoid the ara. News Center Maine said all…
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Tractor-trailer rollover shuts down I-95 in central Maine overnight
A tractor-trailer rollover on Interstate 95 in central Maine caused a stretch of the highway to be shut down overnight.
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Trump admin. ordered to unfreeze funding in Maine transgender student dispute
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program that were suspended amid a disagreement between the state and the president over transgender athletes.
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2 employees injured in fire at medical marijuana facility in Maine
Two employees were injured in a fire at a medical marijuana facility in Maine on Friday afternoon, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire on County Road in Gorham around 2:30 p.m. Friday. Officials said the fire occurred at a 20,000-square-foot facility used to cultivate medical marijuana. Two employees detected the fire...
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Trump administration to refer Maine to Justice Department over transgender participation in sports
The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports.
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Trump administration to pull federal funds for Maine prisons over trans inmate
The Trump administration is pulling some funding for the Maine Department of Corrections over a trans inmate, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an interview Tuesday.
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Snowboarder who died at Sugarloaf Mountain over the weekend identified
Police have identified the snowboarder who died in an apparent accident at Maine’s Sugarloaf Mountain over the weekend. The Carrabasset Valley Police Department said the snowboarder has been identified as 63-year-old Kendall Willard, of Kingfield. Police said he died after he was injured on a closed trail on Sugarloaf Mountain around 9 a.m. Saturday. Ski patrol found him unresponsive...
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Governor closing state offices in 7 Maine counties early due to winter weather
Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that she has directed state offices in seven Maine counties to close early due to expected winter weather conditions. Though southern New England is dealing with mostly rain on Tuesday, Mills said winter weather is expected to create hazardous travel conditions later in the day in northern and western Maine. As a result, she has…
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Report of naked man with a gun prompts heavy police response, shelter in place
A call reporting a naked man with a rifle in Maine on Monday prompted a heavy law enforcement response a shelter in place and the shutdown of several local roads. The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report around 2:45 p.m. Monday of a naked male subject who had emerged from the woods along Knights Hill Road...
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Maine sues to unfreeze US funds for kids, disabled adults amid trans sports spat
The state of Maine is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its leader over funding for feeding children and disabled adults frozen amid a spat between the state and federal governments over transgender girls competing in girls’ high school sports.
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Maine defendants sitting in jail for weeks or months without attorneys could be released
A plan to release some Maine defendants who are sitting in jail for weeks or even months without assigned attorneys is set to be unveiled Monday. Maine Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy ruled last month that hundreds of Maine residents are being denied their constitutional right to legal representation due to an ongoing public defender shortage in the state. The…
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‘Untimely death' under investigation at Maine's Sugarloaf Mountain
A person died in an accident at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, over the weekend, according to the ski resort. A spokesperson for Sugarloaf told New Center Maine that the “untimely death” occurred around 9 a.m. Saturday. But they wouldn’t confirm any details, other than to express their “deepest sympathy to the family for their loss.” Police directed...
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Man kills his mother, passing driver in Maine shooting rampage
A Maine man shot and killed his mother while they were driving in a car Wednesday, then got out of the vehicle and began shooting at passing vehicles, killing another woman and injuring two other drivers before shooting and killing himself, police said.
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Acting Social Security head faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts
Leland Dudek, acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, made the quickly-reversed order barring Maine parents from registering newborns for Social Security numbers at the hospital as political payback to Gov. Janet Mills, emails show