Gov. Janet Mills issued a state of civil emergency for every Maine county except York and Cumberland, and some communities have begun to evacuate neighborhoods as a precaution.
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Maine on track to have fewer drug deaths in 2023
Overdose deaths through October were down 11.7% compared with the same time period in 2022.
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Wayne teen sentenced to 5 years after admitting to murdering his 14-year-old girlfriend
Aidan Grant, 16, was sentenced Monday to five years at Portland’s Long Creek Youth Development Center. He is accused of killing Brooke McLaughlin last year in Mount Vernon.
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Storm kills 2, knocks out power to more than 400,000 in Maine
CMP says some customers could be without power for days because repair crews can’t go up in buckets until wind speeds drop below 30 mph, which isn’t expected to until Tuesday.
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Fake bomb threats sent to Jewish places of worship in Maine
Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland was one of the Maine synagogues targeted Sunday.
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Topsham-area school district appoints interim superintendent to permanent role
The current Interim Superintendent will begin a three-and-half-year term as Superintendent of Schools in January.
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Bath-built USS Carney shoots down swarm of 14 drones in Middle East
U.S. military officials said the barrage of “one-way attack drones” was launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
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Independent review says Sagadahoc deputies responded reasonably before mass shooting
Sheriff Joel Merry says the report found that his officers followed the law and their training in regard to well-being checks on mass shooter Robert Card.
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More destroyers, parking garage possible for Bath Iron Works under new defense bill
The $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act also includes funding for BIW to design the next-generation destroyer.
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BIW union to hold gate collection to support workers displaced by fire
A mobile home in Bowdoinham where multiple Bath Iron Works employees were living was damaged by an electrical fire Dec. 6. The shipyard’s largest union is holding a fundraiser to get them back on their feet.