Evan Trieu of St. Brigid School emerges among 14 finalists on Saturday at Bowdoin College. He won the state bee last year as well.
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After early taste of spring, winter storm brings snow and ice back to central Maine
By mid-afternoon, several inches of snow fell across the region, as forecasters expect the highest snowfall totals from a storm this winter in central Maine.
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Maine Maple Sunday Weekend at Chase Farm in Whitefield is another way for farm to get by
Maine Maple Sunday Weekend features numerous Maine farms open to the public for demonstrations and tastings of maple treats.
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Canaan voters approve $1.8 million in spending, new property maintenance ordinance
The new ordinance, which was spurred by complaints about properties in town, sets standards for properties that will help maintain public health, public safety and property values.
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Snow tracker: See how much snow fell in Maine on Saturday
Snow totals were updated Saturday at 3:45 p.m. Hover over marked locations to see totals. Source: National Weather Service
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Maine’s new public defense offices face staffing challenges
Maine’s step forward in public defense comes as the state is already struggling to find attorneys to represent roughly 580 defendants, almost a quarter of whom are in jail.
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Committee endorses amended changes to cannabis industry regulations
The amended bill, sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, eliminates some of the more controversial elements in the original measure.
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Proposal to give lawmakers final say over Maine’s electric vehicle standards sails through committee
The committee unanimously approved a bill declaring electric vehicle rules to be the responsibility of lawmakers and not the Board of Environmental Protection, an appointed citizen board that rejected EV rules the previous day.
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Winthrop nursing home to close within 60 days
Families of residents at Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop say they learned of the pending closure earlier this week.
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Cumberland woman kept quiet about her talent as a kid. Now, she’s singing on ‘American Idol’
Julia Gagnon, a senior at the University of Southern Maine, wanted to be on the internationally televised talent show as a way of sharing something with her birth mother in Guatemala. She’ll make her first appearance Sunday.