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Holt 1st With Postseason Cycle, Red Sox Rout Yankees 16-1

By Mike Fitzpatrick - Associated Press • Oct 9, 2018
Bill Kostroun / Associated Press

NEW YORK - Brock Holt became the first player to hit for the cycle in a postseason game and the Boston Red Sox routed the New York Yankees 16-1 on Monday night to grab a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five AL Division Series.

King: Insurers Shouldn't Be Allowed To Deny Coverage For Pre-Existing Conditions

By • Oct 9, 2018

BREWER, Maine - Maine's independent U.S. Sen. Angus King was back in the state this week to talk about pre-existing conditions to people recovering from drug use.

First-Of-Its-Kind Grant Helps Kids Impacted By Opioid Crisis

By • Oct 7, 2018

A group in one of Maine's biggest cities will use a first-of-its-kind federal grant to help children impacts by the opioid crisis.

Cases Pitting Trump Against Blue States Will Test Kavanaugh

By • Oct 7, 2018
Tom Williams / Associated Press

Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court has put a spotlight on the dozens of federal cases pitting the Trump administration against Democratic-leaning states.

Bridge To Bear Name Of Deputy Killed In The Line Of Duty

By • Oct 7, 2018

A bridge over Maine's Kennebec River is being named for a deputy killed in the line of duty.

The dedication of the Corporal Eugene Cole Memorial Bridge is being held Sunday in the deputy's hometown, Norridgewock, on what would've been his 62nd birthday.

Cole was shot and killed April 25 while on patrol in Norridgewock. He was the first officer killed in the line of duty in Maine in nearly three decades.

John D. Williams was arrested after a four-day manhunt by state, local and federal authorities. He is awaiting trial and has pleaded not guilty.

Study Finds Pockets Of Economic Mobility In Maine

By • Oct 7, 2018

Maine children born from 1978 to 1983 have faced overall slim chances of ending up in the top 20 percent of their peers of household earnings, a study has found.

Protesters React To Collins’ Decision To Vote To Confirm Kavanaugh

By • Oct 5, 2018
Susan Sharon / Maine Public

Even before Sen. Susan Collins announced how she would vote on the Kavanaugh confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, dozens of people were gathering in Lobstermen Square in downtown Portland across the street from her office.

Groups Say There's Little Evidence That Lobster Industry Is Harming Right Whales

By • Oct 5, 2018
Stephan Savoia / Maine Public

Maine Department of Marine Resources commissioner Patrick Keliher has sent a letter to NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center, refuting a recent memo which suggests that the lobster industry may be playing a role in the decline of the North Atlantic Right Whale.

Judge Tosses Fishermen's Suit Against Obama Ocean Monument

By • Oct 5, 2018

A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit from a group of fishing associations that challenged the creation of an underwater monument in the Atlantic Ocean.

Sen. Collins Will Vote To Confirm Kavanaugh For The Supreme Court

By • Oct 5, 2018
Associated Press

Updated October 5, 2018 3:55 p.m.

Maine Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced Friday that she will vote for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

More Resources For 'Aquaculture's Next Wave'

By • Oct 5, 2018
Fred Bever / Maine Public

In the course of reporting our recent series "Aquaculture's Next Wave," Maine Public reporter Fred Bever conducted myriad research and interviews, much of which fell to the editing room floor.

Maine Aquaculture Projects Dredge Memories Of Polluted, Industrial Waterways

By • Oct 5, 2018
Fred Bever / Maine Public

In “Aquaculture’s Next Wave,” we’ve been reporting on innovation in Maine’s growing seafood farming industry. In the final segment, we look at the conflicts that can arise as the growing sector’s footprint expands — whether at sea or on dry land.

Your Vote Candidate Interviews: Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree

By Jonathan P. Smith • Oct 5, 2018
Maine Public

  

Maine Calling speaks with the candidates as part of Maine Public’s Your Vote 2018 coverage.

Maine Council of Churches Opposes Kavanaugh Appointment

By • Oct 4, 2018
AP Photo

The Maine Council of Churches has come out against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to U.S. Supreme Court.

Maine Businesses Eligible For Disaster Loans Due To Drought

By • Oct 4, 2018

The federal government is making loan money available to small businesses and nonprofits in Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Washington counties, which saw financial losses due to the drought that began May 1.

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