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Communities are starting to consider new tools to address the lack of affordable rental housing in Maine's midcoast. On Wednesday, Rockland's City Council opened the issue to the public by hosting a forum on rent stabilization.
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Data presented at the seventh annual Governor's Opioid Response Summit in Augusta Thursday indicate reported fatal overdoses have fallen by more than 20% since the first of the year. -
The state Department of Education has announced its proposed priority list for school construction projects, but officials say there's still a long way to go before construction.
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The body has not yet been identified. Marine Patrol officers have been searching the Kennebec River since Sunday for 22-year-old Robert Stolt.
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Ruby Whitmore of Old Town was one of several young people with Type 1 diabetes who shared their experiences with members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is reviewing the Trump administration's proposed cuts to research programs. -
Commercial property owners in Portland said they're skeptical of a proposed ordinance that would require them to pay a fee if their storefronts remain vacant for three months or more. The fees would be waived if property owners install temporary art in storefront windows.
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The force is expected to provide logistical and training experts to help reconstitute Ukraine's armed forces, secure Ukraine's skies and the Black Sea. -
A confrontation erupted Thursday between protesters and federal officials carrying out a raid, with authorities throwing canisters to disperse the crowd. -
Researchers at Princeton University say some instances corresponded with national attacks on DEI initiatives as well as on LGBTQ+ policies and that the targets held a variety of political views. -
The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap. -
Changing weather patterns and higher temperatures are affecting some of the most prized tea-growing regions in China and Taiwan.
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