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November 29, 2023

Judge to review new settlement in Maine ACLU's public defender case

A judge is set to review a settlement between Maine officials and the state's ACLU chapter in a lawsuit over the availability of public defenders.

November 29, 2023

Decrease set for exorbitant Maine electricity costs

Maine's notoriously high electricity rates are set to decrease by up to 35% following several years of price hikes, according to the state's Public Utilities Commission.

November 29, 2023

Maine offers free public university tuition to Lewiston shooting victims, families

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills has announced a free tuition initiative for survivors of last month's Lewiston shooting, as well as families of the deceased.

November 27, 2023

Maine caretaker charged with killing partner, grandmother

Tzara Jones, 53, of Denmark, Maine, has been charged with the killings of her romantic partner, Michael Willett, and her grandmother, Aremean Mayo.

November 23, 2023

Meet the American who made cranberries a Turkey Day tradition, Marcus Urann, farmer with can-do spirit

Marcus L. Urann turned the hyper-local cranberry into a staple of the Thanksgiving dinner table when he pioneered a way to can the sauce and sell it around the nation.

November 22, 2023

Romanians with organized crime ties among 20 nabbed at US-Canadian border

Border Patrol agents arrested 20 Romanian nationals after they had entered the U.S. illegally from the Canadian border. Among the group were two individuals tied to organized crime.

November 22, 2023

Maine lottery winner sues mother of his child in bid to conceal identity

A Maine man who won a $1.35 million Mega Millions jackpot earlier this year is suing the mother of his child for allegedly disclosing his winnings to relatives.

November 21, 2023

Maine and Massachusetts could soon see bans lifted on Sunday hunting

Maine and Massachusetts, the last states with bans on Sunday hunting, may soon see the laws lifted after a proposed lawsuit by Maine's highest court, officials say.

November 21, 2023

Maine island gains national recognition on historic register

Malaga Island, located off the coast of Maine, once home to a mixed-race community forcibly removed by the state, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

November 21, 2023

Maine city council rejects proposal to allow winter homeless encampments

The Portland City Council has rejected a proposal to permit homeless encampments through the winter with a vote of 3-6 despite a large homeless population.