The Public Utilities Commission said customers’ privacy would be violated if utilities had authority to report significant electricity use to law enforcement.
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Portland man killed by train had battled years of mental illness
Brett Staples, who was homeless for several years before being put into a housing first community, was known for his constant smile, friends said.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Harris cautiously rolls out policy: Aiming to outmaneuver Trump, address liabilities
Asked by reporters Saturday when she would unveil her policy platform, the vice president promised more details this week.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News
Jack Palmer, Maine star of viral ‘buttery, flaky crust’ ad, dies
He and his wife became internet famous after repeatedly flubbing the lines while filming a commercial for Dysart’s in 2012, earning an ‘SNL’ spoof.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Map: Where police raided residential cannabis grow operations in Maine
Approximate locations of many of the cannabis grow operations in residential locations.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine needs more technicians to install and repair electric heat pumps
Citing the state’s aging workforce, employers and schools say they can’t train enough workers to keep pace with the expanding demand, resulting in customers waiting weeks or even months to get an appointment.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Ryan Martin resigns from Hallowell City Council to focus on family, work
Mayor George LaPointe will need to appoint a Hallowell resident to fill Martin’s position until after the November election.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he’s a target
Donald Trump has changed his position on whether a presidential campaign’s hacked materials should be published.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, hero to election deniers, convicted in election computer breach
Peters was accused of using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system.
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Lawsuit says new law designed to protect veterans from ‘claim sharks’ is unconstitutional
A group of veterans and a benefits consulting firm are suing Maine’s attorney general, arguing that a new law designed to shield the state’s veterans from predatory practices is unconstitutional.