If approved by the full City Council, the new fine structure will go into effect this winter.
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Dueling rallies in Scarborough reflect differing views of ICE’s actions in Maine and around nation
Demonstrators outside Town Hall decry the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while protesters about a mile down Route 1 gather to show their support for immigration and law enforcement officers.
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Republican Jonathan Bush enters Maine governor’s race
Bush, the cousin of former President George W. Bush, launched his campaign Wednesday in Belfast, where he highlighted his career in business and desire to focus on economic growth if elected.
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Maine lawmaker pleads not guilty in election interference case
Rep. Nina Milliken, a Democrat from the Hancock County town of Blue Hill, entered her plea in writing in advance of an arraignment that had been scheduled for Tuesday.
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Maine hotels named among the best in the world, region
The White Barn Inn in Kennebunk makes both lists as a winner of the 2025 Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, along with 4 other hotels that ranked as regional favorites.
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Biddeford school treated, finds no bedbug activity after alleged sighting
After calling in pest control to treat Biddeford Middle School, it was found there was no infestation.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Two Mainers awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’
Jeremy Frey, a Passamaquoddy artist, and Indigenous cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce both received the $800,000 award.
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Kennebunk teacher resigns after social media post on assassination of Charlie Kirk
The post regarding the death of the right-wing activist led to the resignation of a high school teacher in RSU 21.
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Kennebunk Franciscan Guest House renovation proposal shot down
Plans to remodel the building violate an ordinance passed in 1963, said the Kennebunk Zoning Board of Appeals.
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King, Collins vote for Republican bill but Senate again fails to end shutdown
King, an independent, told the Press Herald he would continue to support the Republicans’ stopgap funding bill because a shutdown only accelerates the country’s ‘slide to authoritarianism.’