About 90 high schoolers from across the state competed in the annual Thomas Cup on Friday, an event where students stay up all night to compete in a unique array of challenges ranging from crime scene analysis to a League of Legends tournament.
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Passenger train service through central Maine halted by representatives in Augusta
The bill would look at the feasibility of running a passenger rail between Portland and Bangor, with stops in Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville and just west of Augusta.
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Psychological examination requested for Waterville man arrested by FBI over online threats to kill Biden, immigrants
The lawyer for Benjamin Brown, 45, said he is concerned Brown might not be competent to undergo initial proceedings, stand trial or assist in his defense.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Congressional funding to help Maine mental health provider expand services
Kennebec Behavioral Health intends to use $750,000 in funding secured by U.S. Sen. Angus King to support the services it offers at 5 community clinics.
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Waterville to launch program to help maintain, replenish neighborhood street trees
A task force is expected to inventory existing trees on streets in city neighborhoods and work to maintain and replenish those that have been lost, including elm trees, which were ravaged in the 1950s and 1960s by Dutch elm disease.
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Waterville man arrested by FBI over online threats suffers from mental illness, family says
Benjamin Brown, 45, was arrested March 11 by the FBI over online threats to gun down President Biden, other politicians and immigrants and is being held pending further appearance in U.S. District Court in Bangor.
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Can science help predict a winning NCAA basketball tournament bracket?
Certain strategies and patterns in the numbers, statisticians say, can give you an edge in predicting outcomes.
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State Senate candidate’s campaign flyer featuring Winslow town councilors raises ethics concerns
Michael Perkins, a Republican candidate for the Maine Senate, released a flyer that some residents and town officials say could mislead voters into thinking he has been endorsed by the Winslow Town Council and town of Winslow.
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Increasingly early ice-outs on Maine waters open up new environmental problems, experts say
As Maine wraps up one of its warmest winters in recorded history, lakes and ponds across the state are seeing ice-outs earlier than ever. Experts say that’s affecting everything from algae to moose.
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Waterville man charged by FBI over online threats to kill President Biden, immigrants
Benjamin Brown was arrested Monday on a warrant charging transmitting a threatening interstate communication and his Spring Street apartment was searched, according to a U.S. District Court official.