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Bishop Ruggieri will take over as leader of the Diocese of Portland from Robert Deeley, who served for a decade before stepping down earlier this year.
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Bowdoin College students overwhelmingly voted last week to support a referendum calling for the College to divest and condemn violence in Gaza committed by the Israeli government.
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Just-In-Time Recreation reopened on Friday for the first time since the mass shootings on Oct. 25, 2023 that killed 18 people. Eight people were killed at the bowling alley.
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Federal prosecutors said they are investigating possible connections to organized crime, but said there's no evidence that illegal immigration or human trafficking are connected to the operations.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding up to $28 million a year to Maine public water systems for five years to identify and replace lead service lines. The federal government says 40% of the funding must go to disadvantaged communities
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Mental health providers in Lewiston will receive as much as $12 million in state funding this year. They say it will help stabilize and expand a system that's struggled to meet the demand for services since the pandemic, and has seen the need grow since the mass shootings last fall.
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Maine has become the second state, after Virginia, to adopt a Mass Violence Care Fund. It's a $5 million endowment designed to provide ongoing assistance to mass casualty victims, survivors and their families.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine that it will support keeping potatoes classified as a vegetable, instead of a grain.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission agreed to keep the existing annual quota of nearly 10,000 pounds of baby eel, which was due to expire at the end of this year.
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Milestone Recovery will nearly double its capacity to 30 beds. The new $3.1 million facility near the Jetport will complement Milestone's current medically-monitored withdrawal program in downtown Portland.
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While lawmakers will return to the State House next week to take up the governor’s vetoes, the 131st Legislature has already left its imprint on some of the issues and challenges confronting the state.
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According to court documents, Michael Fournier admitted to entering the Capitol building for several hours on January 6 and shouting at a line of police officers.