The bill passed the Senate but failed to get a vote in the House, so advocates are regrouping for next year.
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Brunswick Barnes & Noble opening draws hundreds
Barnes & Noble opened its second Maine store, and a company spokesperson said it will soon announce plans for another new store in the state.
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Accused Bath school arsonist’s plea hearing delayed
Allan Thomas Vigil is accused of setting a massive fire at the Dike Newell School.
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Bowdoinham brainstorms ways to save its deteriorating Town Hall
Failing to pass a $1 million bond for repairs in June, Bowdoinham’s Town Hall Committee goes back to the drawing board.
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Maine state flag referendum will wait until next year
A spokesperson for Gov. Janet Mills said she will allow a bill calling for a referendum on the state flag to take effect without her signature, effectively delaying the statewide vote until November 2024.
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Youth breaks into sleeping Brunswick woman’s home, threatens her with knife, police say
Police said the youth was tracked by a police dog and arrested.
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The Portland Phoenix publishes final issue
The owners of the weekly newspaper, which restarted after a shutdown in 2019, said the pandemic kept them from attracting enough advertisers.
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Gorham voters reject school budget for the second time
The 2024 school budget is now headed for a third referendum vote sometime in August.
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Bath Iron Works to christen latest destroyer
The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. is named after a Medal of Honor recipient.
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Madison man drowns after whitewater raft flips on West Branch of Penobscot River
The death Monday of Scott Newton, 38, was the second drowning in 48 hours in Maine.