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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COVID-19 vaccines for children will be arriving in Maine soon
Unlike adult doses, which are widely available now, states have experienced delays in receiving pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.
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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.
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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.’
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Does Maine have a law banning masks for law enforcement officers? | Fact brief
California has passed a ban that is scheduled to take effect in 2026, though experts say it may face legal challenges.
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Portland Jetport warns of shutdown impacts from other airports
Air traffic controllers and other essential federal employees are showing up for work at Maine’s largest airport, but flights to and from other airports experiencing staffing irregularities have been affected.