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How Graham Platner won the Democratic Senate primary before voting started

Read the funding applications of Maine school districts looking to consolidate

8 groups of Maine high schools are seeking funding to combine

Hampden-area school district proposes slashing 17 positions due to declining enrollment

Man who raped girl, 14, after picking her up from taxi rank jailed

A man who raped a 14-year-old girl after offering her a lift home at an Aberdeen taxi rank has been...

Where ocean science meets hand-on experience

COURTESY OF THE MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY Science immersion at Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) begins on day one for students in...

Science takes center stage in Bangor

The Maine Science Festival kicks off March 25 WRITTEN BY EMILY BURNHAM When the Maine Science Festival was first held...

On the coast of Maine, the future of medicine is already here

WRITTEN BY ANGELA MARCOLINI On any given summer day in Bar Harbor, families gather on the grassy knoll overlooking Frenchman...

90 years of breaking barriers: Pine Tree Society marks 90th anniversary by asking for stories from the community

BATH — Founded in 1936 during the Great Depression, Pine Tree Society is celebrating its 90th anniversary by inviting the...

Ice jam raises flood risk on Penobscot County river

Flooding is "imminent" — if not already occurring — in Maxfield, Medford, Enfield and Howland.

Norway Savings Bank commits $10,000 to Community Concepts

SOUTH PARIS — The word count in the list of resources offered by Community Concepts is in the thousands, but...

Maine TSA workers are hanging on for now as Homeland Security shutdown drags on

Most are showing up for work, but that may not continue if the shutdown continues for another two weeks and...

Retired police officer denies he’s a Chinese spy and says he’s ‘quite a boring guy’

A retired police officer accused of running a spy ring for the Chinese government has claimed "I'm quite a boring...

Fly-tippers to be forced to join ‘clean-up squads’ – and made to ‘pick up the bill’