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19+ hour, 10+ min ago  (969+ words) By PATRICK WHITTLE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI It was more than four decades ago and Mills, the first female prosecutor working in the state attorney general's criminal division, secured a successful verdict in a murder trial. Yet a newspaper headline focused…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1255+ words) Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner are Maine Democrats running to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, who has served in the U. S. Senate for nearly 30 years. Sofia Aldinio/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption AUGUSTA, Maine " Ever since launching her campaign last…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (841+ words) As frontrunning gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles'finished a fiery stump speech at the Maine Republican Convention Saturday morning, one of his rivals, entrepreneur Jonathan Bush, watched from the upper bleachers. Shortly after the convention chair nudged Charles to wrap up, Bush…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (838+ words) While colleges and universities faced unprecedented challenges in 2025 related to research funding and pressure from the Trump administration, it was a surprisingly good year for endowments, and some of the highest growth rates in the nation happened in Maine. Endowments…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (1118+ words) PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Sports Hall of Fame announced its class of 2026 which will be inducted on September 27 at Hannaford Hall on the University of Southern Maine campus in Portland. Al. .. PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Sports Hall of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (867+ words) Industry leaders say Maine is off to a strong start on a plan to grow the state's outdoor recreation economy by 10% in 10 years. The Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Maine Outdoor Brands and other partners launched the plan a year…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (61+ words) BANGOR -- A multi-vehicle crash in Bangor shut down traffic at around noon Saturday. According to Maine State Police, multiple vehicles collided in an incident on I-395 westbound. All westbound traffic was temporarily shut down and diverted into brewer. The diversion happened…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1753+ words) Some coastlines impress you. Maine's coastline interrupts you. Mid-thought, mid-step, mid-conversation, everything pauses for jagged granite shores, weathered lobster shacks, and harbors filled with wooden sailboats that seem frozen in time. Lighthouse-topped points stretch into the Atlantic, each one more…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago  (166+ words) BANGOR, Maine " If you're looking for Caribbean-inspired music and the sound of steel pan drums, Bangor is the place to be this weekend. The locally known community steel drum band Panstorm is getting ready to host the 33rd annual New England…...

16+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1054+ words) Understanding the costs of long-term care is an essential part of planning for senior living and in-home care. A Place for Mom provides proprietary cost benchmarks drawn from its nationwide network of partner communities and agencies. This report primarily uses…...