The Maine Emergency Management Agency said nearly every phone in Maine received the notification about a gunman at large due to a ‘geo-fencing error,’ but wouldn’t say why it was sent more than 2 hours after the shooting.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Cumberland County officials warn Maine homeowners of federal tax scam
A letter claiming to be from the ‘Federal Tax Authorities’ was sent to a county resident amid a rising number of scams affecting Mainers.
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Oxford County to weigh whether grant is worth new immigration enforcement demands
Oxford County commissioners will meet Tuesday morning to determine if the $200,000 grant application is worth the new stringent guidelines set in place by the Trump administration.
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Gorham considers $4 million land sale that may bring Amazon to southern Maine
The town has owned the 94-acre lot off Main Street for a few years and has been looking to sell, Gorham’s Town Council chair said Monday. The council will decide Tuesday night whether to sell the property.
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Coast Guard postpones removal of buoys from Maine waters after outcry
The agency’s plan, announced this spring, would have removed almost 150 buoys as part of an effort to modernize the navigational setup.
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Lewiston to conduct national search for new police chief, will seek public input
The city will set up a five-person advisory committee and hold a public input session on Aug. 26.
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Driver, passenger detained by ICE after pedestrian killed in Lewiston
A driver was detained by ICE Friday, police said, after a vehicle traveling on Park Street jumped the curb, striking and killing a Massachusetts woman.
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Was Maine once a French Canadian territory? | Fact brief
French Canadian migration in the 19th and early 20th centuries helped to create lasting francophone communities across Maine.
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Mexican citizen charged in Hallowell sexual assault, police say
Zuniga Balderas, 33, who overstayed his visa, was arrested early Saturday morning on charges related to the assault, according to Hallowell police.
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Proposed pedestrian footpath near Sebago Lake in Standish draws mixed opinions
The proposal would turn 300 feet of Maple Street that leads to a wharf into a footpath. Concerns have been raised about disabled residents’ access to the water.