Food pantries around Maine have reported record numbers of people requesting food assistance, with some pantries seeing the number of new enrollees jump 30% to 50% in October.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Madison cannabis shop owner faces more charges for courtroom tussle
Daniel Safranec, serving 14 days for contempt, is also being held in jail without bail on the new charges.
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Maine will resettle only 50 refugees this year, all white South Africans
Reductions by the Trump administration continue after Maine was allowed to resettle about half of the 950 refugees allocated last year.
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Knox County jury deliberating in Louisiana man’s trial over child death
Aziayh Scott, 24, has denied causing the 2024 death of his girlfriend’s toddler in Maine.
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Maine Sens. Angus King, Susan Collins played key roles in crafting a deal to break the impasse
The Senate passed the legislation late Monday night, likely leading to the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history with a few days.
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Have some studies shown the shift to daylight saving time increases fatal car crashes? | Fact brief
Multiple studies have shown an increase in deadly vehicle crashes just after the shift to daylight saving time. Still, one study found it was offset by a decrease in pedestrian and bicyclist deaths, while another study found no effect.
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Lewiston hospital to end trauma center status over ‘burdensome costs’
The move will leave Maine with 2 trauma centers, but CMMC officials say patients won’t ‘notice much of a change.’
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Refurbished and relocated Bowdoin observatory to open in spring
The 1891 structure has been relocated to the middle of the college’s athletic fields and outfitted with a new dome and mounted telescope.
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Casco Open Space Commission invites ideas
The commission held an open house to gather feedback from residents about improving and expanding the town’s open spaces like parks and trails, hoping to present its plan next year.
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Here are 5 things to do when you visit Ogunquit
Shanlee Linney has recommendations to see the town by land and by sea.