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Maine can’t determine who sent flyers attacking midcoast housing project
State officials have dropped an investigation of the illegal anonymous mailers that urged voters in the midcoast town of St. George to reject the proposed donation of town land for a new housing...
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Child’s death on Vinalhaven was from medical causes
Officials have determined that the death of a child on Vinalhaven in July was from medical causes and not related to foul play, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine State Police....
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Belfast painter who captured dancers and lobstering women dies
Belfast-area residents are mourning the death of local artist Susan Tobey White, who was well-known for her paintings of food, faceless dancers, and working women hauling lobsters. White also taught...
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Presidential campaign signs stolen in midcoast town
There’s been a rash of thefts of political signs for the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris in Camden, according to the PenBay Pilot. Camden Police Chief Randy Gagne confirmed the...
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You could soon own flooring from an NBA All-Star game thanks to this Maine man
BROOKSVILLE, Maine — In the spirit of not letting anything go to waste, people in Brooksville have long found new uses for things that have outlived their original purpose—a leaky dinghy becomes a...
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Latest wave of restaurant closures hits midcoast Maine
When Chris and Martha Nickerson took over the nearly 30-year-old Whale’s Tooth Pub in Lincolnville in January 2021, it was a rocky time for the restaurant industry. The COVID pandemic had forced many...
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Shooting prompted Bath shelter-in-place order
Police are investigating a shooting after issuing a shelter-in-place order in Bath, Sunday morning. The shooting happened shortly before 7 a.m. in a residential neighborhood, Shannon Moss,...
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Police identify victims, suspect in Bath fatal shootings
Police say a man suspected of fatally shooting his wife and daughter on Sunday in a residential area of Bath died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The shootings in a residential neighborhood were...
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Invasive blob-like creatures are clogging Maine fishing gear
Warming ocean temperatures are boosting the populations of small blob-like creatures in Maine’s coastal waters, causing problems for fishermen. The small invertebrates, several species of which are...
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Truck crashes into Waldo County bog
A driver was injured after a truck crashed into a bog off Howes Cove in Liberty over the weekend. The vehicle, a red Ram 1500 truck, was found abandoned on its side in the bog on Sunday, forcing local...
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Police called to Maine home multiple times before man allegedly killed his...
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Here are 5 important housing projects underway in the midcoast
Like many parts of Maine, the islands, peninsulas and cities of the midcoast suffer from a severe housing shortage that’s made it increasingly hard for workers to live there. The region would have to...
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Searsport police shoot dog during a man’s arrest
Searsport police officers shot a dog on Monday afternoon while arresting a man. The officers had stopped the man’s vehicle on Porter Street at around 1:43 p.m., after they received a complaint about...
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Wiscasset and Maine Yankee close to settling tax dispute
Wiscasset and the owners of the Maine Yankee nuclear facility have reached a tentative settlement in a tax dispute that has stretched on for more than a year, according to the town. The debate between...
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6 candidates are vying for 3 council seats in Belfast
Six candidates are running for three open seats on the Belfast City Council in next month’s election, with an incumbent and a challenger facing off in three different wards. Five of the six candidates...
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Appeals court hears arguments in Maine case alleging school concealed child’s...
A federal appeals court in Boston on Wednesday heard arguments in the case of a Maine mother who alleges the Damariscotta school district concealed her child’s attempted gender transition from the...
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Dog shot by Searsport police is euthanized
A dog shot by Searsport police during an arrest of its owner Monday has been euthanized because the man wouldn’t pay for the needed surgery, police said. Searsport Police Chief Brian Lunt and officer...
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Mainers band together to buy their mobile home park
Mainers have banded together to buy their mobile home park. The deal between Blueberry Fields Cooperative and Linnhaven Mobile Home Park in Brunswick was closed Thursday, according to...
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Brunswick airport authority director is stepping down
The executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, Kristine Logan, is stepping down in the wake of a toxic firefighting foam spill at the Brunswick Executive Airport. The...
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Giant pumpkin breaks Maine record
A 2,365-and-a-half-pound pumpkin broke the Maine state record on Sunday. Charlie Lopresti, a grower from Buxton and the chief meteorologist for WGME 13, recorded the winning fruit at the Great Pumpkin...
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