The location where state lawmakers ratified the 19th Amendment is one of seven stops along the Maine Suffrage Centennial Trail. But officials said work to give women equality is far from done.
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Inflation drives up demand at Maine food banks
State’s two biggest pantries say while demand is up, donations from stores are down.
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As housing crunch persists, central Maine leaders chip away at problem one project at a time
Several efforts are underway in Augusta and Waterville to provide more affordable housing options, but until then the two cities together are short of such housing by more than 1,800 units.
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State investigation finds Augusta officer justified in 2019 shooting of city man
A report by the Office of the Maine Attorney General states Officer Sabastian Guptill was acting in self-defense when he shot and wounded an Augusta man who was wanted for a domestic violence assault charge in Farmington.
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Maine’s right-to-repair initiative would likely face legal challenge
The effort is based on a law Massachusetts voters passed in 2020 but has yet to be implemented because of a lawsuit filed by the auto industry.
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Independent Maine auto repair shops pursuing right-to-repair referendum
The small, privately run repair shops say the auto industry’s grip on newer, advanced technology threatens consumers’ right to choose where they get cars fixed, or to even do the work themselves.
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Suspected plane part crashes down from sky, lands outside Maine State House in Augusta
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident, which occurred at about 12:30 p.m. Friday.
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Driver who struck, killed 3 pedestrians in Augusta crash admits to charges
Robert Santerre of Chelsea said he fell asleep at the wheel before his car went off Cony Road and struck and killed Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and year-old Vada-Leigh Peaslee.
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Ex-Chipotle employee claims she is being blacklisted by company
A former employee of the now-closed Augusta restaurant who was working to start a union there says she was only able to get an interview at the Auburn store after using an email that Chipotle Mexican Grill did not recognize, and once she got an interview she was notified she would not be rehired.
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Augusta police arrest alleged rapist in Oregon
Damien Sanchez, 26, of Roseburg, Oregon, was arrested recently on a warrant related to an alleged assault at an Augusta hotel.