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Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 1 pm

 

Maine lobster eligible for Chinese tariff exemption


The exemption could last as long as a year, but full details haven't been released yet.
 
 
 

19-year-old suspect shot in attempted Auburn parking lot robbery


William Beasley, 18, was charged with robbery, while the 19-year-old was listed in critical condition at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, according to the Auburn police.
 
 
 

Mild temps will be followed by mid-week snowstorm


As much as an inch an hour could fall at times Thursday when another round of snow hits the state.
 
 
 

Ben, Jerry and a Bloomberg bus: Presidential campaigns enter the final week in Maine


Surrogates are hitting the campaign trail ahead of Maine’s March 3 presidential primary -- though candidates themselves remain elusive.
 
 
 

Democrats unload on Bernie Sanders in likely debate preview


The new wave of infighting came just hours before seven Democrats were set to meet for the party's 10th — and perhaps most consequential — debate of the 2020 primary season.
 
 
 

8 interstate bridges in Hampden will be replaced by 2022


A Maine Department of Transportation spokesman said that the bridges are nearly 60 years old and approaching the end of their useful lives.
 
 
 

The history of Maine in 11 popular songs, singers and composers


Journalists and storytellers everywhere are looking for interesting ways to tell the tale of Maine's first 200 years. Here's a completely subjective list of songs illustrating both the state's timeline and the best qualities of Mainers throughout history.
 
 
 

Instant replay for high school basketball should be used only in the smallest of doses


The Northern Maine basketball tournament ended in dramatic fashion Saturday night, with Parker Ponte’s 3-point shot as — or after — time expired giving Dexter a 50-48 victory over Central Aroostook of Mars Hill in the Class C boys final.
 
 
 

Husson basketball coach joins 500-win club


Warren Caruso has earned nine coach of the year honors during his 26-year tenure as Husson’s head coach. His teams have won 14 regular-season titles and 13 conference championships with 13 national tournament appearances.
 
 
 

Island residents and Old Town grapple over rights to land


When the last known owner of a plot of land on Treat and Webster Island seemed to have abandoned the property in the 1930s, some nearby residents claimed parts of it as their own.
 
 
 

What you need to know before voting on Maine’s vaccine referendum


The Maine election March 3 will not be limited to the Democratic presidential primary. Voters will also decide whether a new vaccine law will go into effect.
 
 
 

See the new $9 million ferry that will provide service to Vinalhaven this spring


Maine State Ferry Service will unveil a new $9 million ferry to serve the island of Vinalhaven beginning in May. It will replace the Capt. Charles Philbrook, which has serviced the route for the past 30 years.
 
 
 

The fundraising gap is narrowing in Maine’s vaccination campaign


The sources behind the money and the messaging highlight a deep rift between the state’s leading health organizations and individuals who distrust vaccines.
 
 
 

Melting snow reveals a network of tunnels. These are the creatures that use them.


It is said “all roads lead to Rome,” but for mice, voles and shrews in my yard, all roads appear to lead to the bird feeder. These creatures travel through subnivean tunnels.
 
 
 

Jury hears disturbing testimony in first day of trial for pig farmer accused of cruelty


The man who used his excavator to bury pigs on a Swanville farm nearly two years ago described a bloody, chaotic scene for jurors on Monday, the first day of Jerry Ireland’s animal cruelty trial at the Waldo Judicial Center in Belfast.
 
 
 

Paul LePage says he was paid $7,500 last year to advocate for CMP corridor


Former Gov. Paul LePage confirmed on Monday that he was paid in 2019 by a lobbying firm to advocate for Central Maine Power’s hydropower corridor, which has been perhaps the hottest political issue facing his Democratic successor.
 
 
 

State loosens rules on Allagash Lake togue anglers


The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has relaxed the ice fishing rules at Allagash Lake. For the first time in many years, the lake will be open to ice fishing for three months: January, February and March.
 
 
 

Bradley man injured in crash that closed I-95 in Orono for two hours


The southbound lanes of Interstate 95 were closed in Orono for more than an hour Monday afternoon after a serious crash happened there, police said.
 
 
 

With 3 deaths in 3 days, Maine has passed its average for snowmobile fatalities


The Wiscasset man who died Sunday was the seventh person to be killed in a snowmobile crash in Maine in a little more than a month, and the third in three days, making this winter an above-average season for snowmobile-related deaths.
 
 
 

Maine considers restoring mental health crisis response system to divert people from jails


A group of Maine lawmakers, law enforcement officials and advocates has coalesced around a proposal to restore Maine’s mental health crisis response system instead of new brick-and-mortar facilities while some say structural change is needed.
 
 

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