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Published
January 17, 2023

Maine corrections official will lead Arizona’s troubled prison system

Ryan Thornell, deputy commissioner for the Maine Department of Corrections, will start work on Jan. 30.
Published
January 9, 2023

Seven Maine counties could receive federal aid after holiday weekend storm

Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo and York counties are likely to receive federal disaster aid, a state official says.
Published
January 3, 2023

Gov. Mills’ inauguration fundraising report released

Maine's first female governor will deliver her second inaugural address Wednesday evening at the Augusta Civic Center.
Published
December 8, 2022

Health officials warn that Maine is facing a potent flu season

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said all 16 counties are seeing 'a sustained increase in flu activity,' and reported cases and hospitalizations have both climbed steeply over the past couple of weeks.
Published
December 5, 2022

Remains of soldier who died in WWII POW camp to be reburied in Augusta

Army Pfc. Arthur L. Pierce, 26, of Malden, Mass., was accounted for in July through mitochondrial DNA analysis as well as anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence.

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Published
October 25, 2022

Maine National Guard Black Hawk helicopter unit will be deployed overseas

Thirty-six soldiers will be deployed in February, most likely to the Middle East, to support U.S. Central Command operations.
Published
October 5, 2022

UMA presidential search renewed as UMaine System seeks firm to find candidates by March

The University of Maine System used Pennsylvania-based Storbeck Search to find Michael R. Laliberte, who withdrew his position and received a large payout after disclosure of no-confidence votes from faculty members at a public university in New York.
Published
September 26, 2022

‘Can Opener’ railroad trestle contorts another tractor-trailer in downtown Augusta

A tractor-trailer too tall to pass under a railroad trestle on Water Street — known for tearing the tops off trailers — was damaged Monday after hitting the bridge.
Published
September 20, 2022

Gardiner man on trial for murder shot former friend, attacked another with machete, prosecutor says

A defense attorney for Dylan Ketcham said he had been threatened and feared for his life.
Published
August 24, 2022

Thousands of Mainers stand to benefit from student debt relief

The president's decision to provide $10,000 in federal student debt reduction will benefit about 177,000 borrowers who live in Maine, the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates.