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Lawmakers are working to approve a stopgap spending bill before a midnight deadline to fund the government.
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Legal sports betting in Maine should launch anytime between Nov. 5 and Nov. 15. -
In a press release issued Friday, L.L.Bean heiress and entrepreneur Linda Bean says she hopes to restore the premises and resume business as fully and as soon as possible.
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If the government does close, the impacts will more closely resemble those felt during a 16-day shutdown back in 2013, when about 40% of federal workers and military members in Maine and across the country were furloughed, union officials said.
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At one point, the grants from the federal American Rescue Plan paid providers $100 per month for each spot in their center. But that funding has been gradually phased out, and it comes to an end completely on Saturday.
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The Somali Bantu Community Association and Mi'lmaq Nation are exchanging farmed African flint corn and brook trout in a first-of-its kind exchange.
Scientists say one of the most effective ways for humans to reduce their personal carbon footprint is to cut back, or eliminate, air travel. The no-jet-set movement is relatively small, but some Mainers have stopped.
In an effort to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the year 2042, Bowdoin College is undertaking an ambitious plan to invest more than $100 million in renovations and a new electrified heating system for the campus.
Gorham, Scarborough, South Portland, and Westbrook strongly support the concept. But last summer the Portland City Council voted unanimously to ask the turnpike authority to stop work on the project.
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Taylor Swift means business. The popstar brought an economic boost to the NFL after she was seen at a Chiefs game. Her appearance at MetLife Stadium gives the franchise another opportunity to cash in.
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His role in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry of the early 2000s turned Wakefield into a fan favorite whose impact went far beyond his numbers.
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The New York Democrat says a mistake occurred as he was rushing to get to a vote, but Republicans have suggested Bowman was trying to delay the proceedings.
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Rob Delaney found out his youngest son Henry had brain cancer. This is a story about the saddest of places life can take you, but it's also about the biggest of loves and how to scrape up bits of joy.
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Amid those hawking corndogs and cheese curds at the Minnesota State Fair, the Army is trying to sell itself. An effort to entice sign ups is happening as the Army struggles to fill its ranks.
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