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Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 1 pm

 

Trump agrees ‘100%’ that Susan Collins’ 2020 re-election is crucial for Republicans


President Donald Trump gave U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine a rare shout-out on Twitter late Monday, promoting a fundraising page for the Republican while calling her re-election crucial for her party’s bid to maintain control of the upper chamber.
 
 
 

Boston Celtics’ Tacko Fall conducts the Boston Pops


It was the first time in Tacko Fall’s life that he’s worn a tuxedo.
 
 
 

How much do you know about Christmastime in Maine?


In honor of the season, here are some Maine-themed holiday trivia questions to ask each other around the dinner table.
 
 
 

Here are the free meals around Maine on Christmas Day


From York County to Aroostook, here is a list of free Christmas Day meals throughout the state.
 
 
 

Maine is working to increase road funding and reduce emissions. Politics are keeping them separate.


How Maine weighs in on a regional effort to curb transportation emissions could have consequences for parallel efforts to increase funding for roads and bridges and reduce carbon emissions generally, according to elected officials.
 
 
 

In wake of downtown Old Town fire, local Boy Scouts help those affected by disaster


When a fire ripped through several downtown buildings earlier this year, the destruction affected more than just the people whose homes burned down or the business owners who lost their investments.
 
 
 

No evidence that fatal deer disease has moved closer to Maine


Since word of the discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease in a single deer north of Montreal a year ago, state biologists have kept an eye toward the north as they’ve continued ongoing tests for the disease on Maine deer.
 
 
 

The 10 most interesting Mainers I met in 2019


The best part about being a Maine journalist is having the excuse to meet interesting people every day. It's what gets me up in the morning, no question about it.
 
 
 

Here’s what is open in Maine on Christmas Eve and Day


While most of the chain grocery stores and big box stores may not be open on Christmas Day, plenty of other local options will be available.
 
 
 

Bangor will forgive American Folk Festival’s remaining $104,000 debt


The Bangor City Council approved on Monday evening a motion to forgive the remaining debt the American Folk Festival owes to the city and terminate its agreement with the festival to use the Bangor Waterfront during a weekend in August.
 
 
 

Bangor council could soon vote on keeping bus terminal in Pickering Square


A years-long conversation about whether the terminal for Bangor’s public bus system should remain in Pickering Square could soon come to an end.
 
 
 

Maine hunters harvested 28,000 deer in 2019


Families of Maine hunters will be eating plenty of venison this winter, as nearly 30,000 of those hunters successfully filled their tags.
 
 
 

Federal judge blocks Maine’s first-in-the-nation a la carte cable law


A first-in-the-nation Maine law seeking to force cable providers to offer a la carte services was temporarily blocked by a federal judge last week in a decision that renders the new requirement unlikely to ever take effect.
 
 
 

Chuck Peddle, UMaine grad whose invention paved the way for personal computing, dies at 82


Charles “Chuck” Peddle, a 1959 graduate of the University of Maine’s engineering program whose 1975 invention of a microprocessor paved the way for the era of personal computing, died Dec. 15 at his home in California.
 
 
 

14 fires across Maine in a week kill 2, leave 19 homeless


Thirteen fires across the state over the last week have left two people dead and at least 18 people homeless, including seven people burned out of a home in Machiasport and six in Limington.
 
 
 

Maine contractors sued by state deny all claims of deceptive practices


In response to a lawsuit filed by the state, the owners of a now defunct construction company are denying allegations of fraudulent business practices and are blaming others for any property damage they may have experienced because of their work.
 
 

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