Gershkovich, a 31-year-old Bowdoin College graduate, was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg on charges of espionage while on a reporting trip to Russia.
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Bath Iron Works and its largest union reach tentative contract deal, likely averting repeat of 2020 strike
Machinists Union Local S6 negotiators secured pay raises and an increase in pension contributions while agreeing to health insurance premium hikes.
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State intervenes amid ongoing water problems at Wiscasset mobile home park
Since February, Whippoorwill Hill Mobile Home Park residents have endured repeated periods without water because of a dry well.
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‘Level 100 Mainer’: Story of Brunswick woman who fought then fed home invader goes viral
Marjorie Perkins, 87, said she’s baffled her story has been featured across the globe.
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Unfurling the facts in the 1901 Maine state flag debate
History, politics and design sensibilities collide as residents of the Pine Tree State consider which banner to embrace.
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Maine’s salt marshes play key role in fight against climate change, new report says
The state has at least 84 square miles of blue carbon reservoirs, which store at least 1.7 million tons of carbon in the soil and vegetation. That much carbon is equal to the annual emissions of 1.25 million passenger cars.
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Local nonprofits deliver mattresses to Lewiston families in need
In total, 60 mattresses were delivered to asylum-seekers in need Friday.
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Le Tour de Bowdoinham charity bike ride will donate food, funds to local pantry
Novice and experienced cyclists can enjoy a scenic bike ride through the hills of Bowdoinham on Aug. 19 to benefit the Bowdoinham Food Pantry.
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Milo man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of 1-month-old
Under a plea agreement, Reginald Melvin will likely serve 25 years of a 30-year sentence for the death of his son, Sylus.
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State raises alarm about discovery of fast-growing invasive vine
The Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry says mile-a-minute weed is a ‘horticultural hitchhiker’ that often spreads in the root balls or pots of plants sold commercially.