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Portland man sues city over Baxter Woods leash law
Marc Lesperance has filed a second suit over the city law requiring dogs in the park to be on a leash at all times between April and July.
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Health care
Researchers launching tick study after record year for Lyme disease
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Schools and Education
Graduate workers’ union bemoans pace of negotiations with UMaine System
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Nation & World
Paul Auster, author who explored New York and life’s riddles, dies at 77
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New England
I-95 in Connecticut to be closed for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says
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May 2The arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about 3 weeks ago came in the wake of Niger’s decision to order out all U.S. troops.
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May 2One side of the four-lane highway in the city of Meizhou gave way about 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a month of heavy rains in Guangdong province.
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May 2In 2022, just 4.5% of calls that came into Maine fire departments were for fires. Almost three-quarters were for medical assistance.
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May 2Previous research has documented several species of great apes foraging for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn't yet seen an animal treat itself in this way.
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May 2The disease may spread more easily spread among people but it seems to have a lower death rate, authorities said.
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May 2Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while their children are placed elsewhere.
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May 2Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him – head first and face down – into the crowd on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace.
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May 2The money for St. Mary's Regional Medical Center will go toward renovations to its addiction rehabilitation program that will help improve patient care and support staff.
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May 2There are not enough appointments available for people whether they have MaineCare insurance, private insurance or are self-pay patients, according to the Maine Dental Association.
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May 2The effort to repeal the long-dormant law, which bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life, won final legislative approval on Wednesday.
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May 2President Biden’s remarks have not elicited a formal response from the countries he named. But experts said they were likely to have offended, particularly in Japan.
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May 2U.S. Central Command said an investigation into the May 3 strike concluded that U.S. forces misidentified the intended al-Qaida target 'and that a civilian, Mr. Lufti Hasan Masto, was struck and killed.'
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May 2Meanwhile, authorities say they have recovered the body of a fifth person who was missing after the March 26 collapse.
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May 2Joshua Chard, Maine's 2024 Teacher of the Year, was listed among the guests attending the dinner.
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May 2The South Portland shop will be located at the former Bed Bath & Beyond building at 200 Running Hill Road.
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May 2In the last 24 hours, protests that have drawn the most attention were at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday.
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May 2At the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village farm in New Gloucester, sheep are shorn once a year in the spring. This year, the farm has 73 sheep and it took most of a day to shear them all. Shaker Village, which was established in 1783 and is the only active Shaker community in the world, is home to two remaining Shakers, Brother Arnold Hand and Sister June Carpenter. Photos by staff photographer Gregory Rec.
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May 2Alabama has one of the earliest candidate certification deadlines in the country, which has caused difficulties for whichever political party has the later convention date that year.
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May 2Put opening day at the Seashore Trolley Museum, an all-Go-Go's musical and brunch at a new restaurant on your calendar.
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May 2Augusta police said the 19-year-old man, who was hit while crossing Water Street, near Laurel Street, was being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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May 2If Israel does agree to end the war in return for a full hostage release, it would be a major turnaround.
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May 2The trial, now in its second week of testimony, has exposed the underbelly of tabloid journalism practices and the protections, for a price, afforded to Trump during his successful run for president in 2016.
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May 2Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies they say support the war in Gaza have spread across campuses nationwide.
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May 2A year after its founder's death, the manufacturer of AR-15-style rifles has relaunched and its new owners are looking forward to rising sales.
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May 2They say increasing the minimum length of a harvestable lobster by one-sixteenth of an inch will prevent them from catching their most popular crustaceans.
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Bettors wagered nearly $14 million more than they did in February, but the state took in about $150,000 less.
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May 1Kay Ballinger, of Glenburn, faces up to 15 years in prison for the scheme to steal funds for low-income renters.
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May 1The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.
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May 1Regulators decided Wednesday that U.S. fishermen will be allowed to harvest a little less than 10,000 pounds of the eels per year. That quota will stand through at least 2027.
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May 1Hobbs said in a statement that she looks forward to quickly signing the repeal into law.
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May 1Republicans in Congress have denounced the protests and demanded action to stop them, thrusting university officials into the center of the charged political debate over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
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May 1Colby officials responded to the initial email, sent by a group that calls itself "Colby Action for Palestine."
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May 1Spurwink offers programs for people with intellectual disabilities, substance use disorder, foster care services, among other services.
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May 1The singer posted an emotional video reminding fans that hate has no place in her 'Idol' family.
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May 1The Fed chair stressed, as he has before, that the central bank's decision on when to cut rates will depend on the latest economic data.
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May 2Plans for the park on the Skowhegan-Canaan line include building a road with parking on the west side of the park, turning a former social hall into an event venue and outdoor recreation base camp and renovating five aging cabins on the lake.
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May 1Jack D. Teixeira, the airman convicted of leaking classified U.S. secrets on the chat app Discord, faces military criminal proceedings this month.
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May 1Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly railed against several rounds of U.S. and Western sanctions, claiming last year that they are 'illegitimate sanctions' on his country.
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May 1The decision covers 317,000 borrowers who attended the defunct for-profit chain of schools from January 2004 to October 2017.
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May 1Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell also is signaling he will continue to oppose the marijuana banking bill. McConnell has previously helped block the bill.
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May 1Dancers displayed power and grace in the company's signature style throughout the performance Tuesday.
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May 1Russia provided almost a quarter of the enriched uranium used to fuel America’s fleet of more than 90 commercial reactors, making it the No. 1 foreign supplier.
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May 1Tax credits aimed at cultivating a domestic EV and battery manufacturing industry were a key element of Biden’s signature climate bill.
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May 1The new ban has an exception for saving a woman's life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest. But health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly.
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May 1Michael G. Fournier was charged earlier this year as one of more than 1,000 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
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May 1Johnson has come under heavy criticism from some Republicans for moving forward with aid for Ukraine as part of a $95 billion emergency spending package that passed this month.
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May 1Attorney General Merrick Garland recommends loosening restrictions on marijuana, a historic shift in federal drug policy.
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May 1Maine's Legislature will reconvene May 10 to take up override votes on a handful of bills rejected by Gov. Janet Mills.
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May 1Police are looking for a witness who was driving in the area around the time the crash occurred Monday on Flaggy Meadow Road in Gorham.
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May 1Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza have spread across the country in a student movement unlike any other in the 21st century.
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Babies in dispensaries, ID checks at registers and free samples: Businesses say a new law will improve the 'weird' cannabis shopping experience, reduce the stigma and make it akin to buying alcohol.
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April 30The program, which is set to expire at the end of May, helps people with limited means pay their broadband bills.
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April 30Roughly 100 pairs of the small shorebirds have been counted so far this year, and volunteers are starting work to protect the nests.
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April 30From Kuwait to Lebanon, Egypt to Ramallah, students have occupied central locations on campuses and protested in solidarity.
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May 2A new report co-authored by a Colby College professor includes a climate scorecard for movies that found only about 1 in 10 of the last decade's top films even mention the topic.
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April 30The Israeli prime minister says stopping the war before the nation's goals are achieved is 'out of the question.'
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April 30As Maine leads the country in workplace injury rates, labor advocates are calling on the government to strengthen safety protections and enforcement.
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May 1Critics of the new law hope to block it in court, saying it is unconstitutional. Supporters of the waiting period are confident it would be upheld.
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April 30Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a motion to vacate last month and told reporters she's laying the groundwork for future consideration.
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April 30Former Sports Minister Fritz Bélizaire replaces Michel Patrick Boisvert, the former minister of economy and finance.