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Maine News on July 1: Vanceboro officials push back against a U.S. Customs and Border Protection move to limit hours at the local Canadian border crossing; Inland Fisheries and Wildlife officers will patrol Maine lakes this weekend, looking for boaters under the influence; Bird Flu is detected in a local flock, prompting officials to warn bird owners to avoid in-person gatherings with domestic birds.

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Maine News on June 30: Maine's environmental and business community, state and federal officials react to Supreme Court ruling limiting EPA authority over greenhouse gas emissions; Maine children who are hungry will be fed through the summer with the help of a new federal law; blu Shift Aerospace finds Steuben willing to be a launch site for rockets.

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Maine News on June 29: Maine's U.S. Attorney and Justice Department launch opioid task force; Brooksville mine gets $21 million dollars to finish clean-up; Maine's Passenger Rail Authority is pleased with new owner of Downeaster tracks.

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This Day in Maine for Tuesday, June 28th, 2022.

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This Day in Maine for Monday, June 27, 2022.

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Maine News on June 24: Maine's governor and congressional delegation react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade; Maine's abortion providers vow to help those who need services; Protesters rally at Portland City Hall in support of abortion rights.

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Maine News on June 23: The State responds to the Department of Justice finding that it violates children's rights when it institutionalizes them because it lacks community services; COVID relief funds to help Maine's lobster and aquaculture industries struggling with inflation and supply chain issues; Maine's Congressional Delegation is divided on President Biden's proposed gas tax holiday.

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

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Maine News on June 17: Maine schools, towns and cities are getting incentives to make public buildings energy efficient; Advocates for the unhoused hold a sit-out in a Portland park; Loring Commerce Center is getting business development help.

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Maine News on June 16: Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland sued by three men who say they were sexually abused by priests when they were boys; UMaine System officials grilled by lawmakers about faculty concerns, no confidence votes; New thrift shop in Portland opens for transgender and nonbinary residents.

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This Day in Maine for Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

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This Day in Maine for June 10, 2022

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Maine News on June 9: Cumberland County DA candidates address attack ads by out-of-state PAC; Hancock County special election is drawing attention and money; ACLU of Maine criticizes US Supreme Court ruling.

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Maine News on June 8: Greenville residents divided over plans to rebuild and expand ski area near Moosehead Lake; State parks get 50 million federal dollars for improvements; Shark tracker buoys go in the ocean near popular beaches.

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Maine news on June 7: Real estate accounts for 20 percent of Maine's gross state product; Loggers facing inflation and other challenges weigh the pros and cons of staying in business; Immigrants react to mass shootings.

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Maine News on June 6: Portland City Council may ask state to convene homelessness management task force; US Air Force investigates PFAS at former Loring Air Force Base; ACLU lawsuit alleging state fails to provide adequate legal representation to low income defendants will move forward.

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This Day in Maine for June 3, 2022

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Maine News on June 2: Maine State Housing Authority investigates more than 400 fraudulent applications for pandemic rent relief; Governor Janet Mills calls for immigration reform at the federal level; Noah Carver from Beal's Island will appear on NPR's "From the Top" program on Saturday.

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, June 1, 2022.

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Maine News on May 27: State tourism director expects strong season; St. Croix River home to migratory fish once again; Acadia National Park urges visitors to plan ahead

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Maine News on May 26: CMP wants a rate increase; Maine families impacted by formula shortage; Senator Susan Collins holds up NOAA nominee confirmation over federal lobster rules to protect right whales.

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

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Maine News on May 20: US CDC says 9 Maine counties have high levels of COVID transmission; Alewives return to China Lake for the first time since 1783; Eastern Trail gets federal funding to expand.

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Maine news on May 19: Maine Department of Education removes LGBTQ lesson plan for kindergarten students from its website; UMaine Chancellor Dannel Malloy gets a third 'no confidence' vote; Maine Army National Guard Unit deploys to Poland.

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Maine News on May 18: WIC programs in Maine can help eligible families with infant formula; Federal bureau of Ocean Energy Management convenes task force to consider off shore wind energy options; Pothole season in northern Maine hampers mail delivery

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Maine News on May 17: COVID hospitalizations increase; MaineHousing says homelessness is on the rise; Beekeepers are losing hives due, in part, to climate change.

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Maine News on May 16: USM gets a new president; Moscow residents won't lose their water service Tuesday; Portland Jetport main runway gets re-paved.

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Maine News on May 13: Climate activists sentenced for blocking coal train; WWII soldier's remains return to his hometown; Starbucks employees in Biddeford want to unionize.

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Maine News on May 12: COVID case numbers are up; Lewiston files suit against the Auburn Water District; UMaine Chancellor Dannel Malloy gets 'no confidence' vote.

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

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Maine News on May 6: COVID hospital patients top 200; Farmington schools close due to elevated lead levels in water; Federal land could be used for affordable housing on Mount Desert Island

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Maine News on May 5: Maine has the highest case rate of COVID in the nation; Homeowners in default of mortgages can apply for assistance; Three women from very different places in the world share their stories about what it means to have a homeland

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

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Maine News on April 29: Solar panel tariff dispute threatens Maine's renewable energy efforts; UMaine System to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2030; GOP State Convention kicks off in Augusta

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Maine News on April 28: Governor Janet Mills tests positive for COVID; a new report reveals how Maine mistreated Wabanaki tribes; the state takes up the dispute between Anthem and MaineHealth

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

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Maine news from April 22: Federal appeals court affirms prior ruling in racially charged Lewiston case; $850 relief checks coming to taxpayers; Maine to establish new public defender office

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Maine News on April 21: Maine's "Good Samaritan" law is expanded; Affordable childcare a barrier for women returning to Maine's workforce; Salt used for winter storms is harming our environment

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

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This Day in Maine for Monday, April 18, 2022.

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This Day in Maine for Friday, April 15, 2022.

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

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This Day in Maine for Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

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News from Maine on April 8: Judge Rick Lawrence is poised to become the first black judge on Maine's highest court; Preble Street's union reaches a deal to boost wages and benefits for workers; BIW President Dirk Lesko abruptly resigns

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Maine News on April 7: Former Republican Governor Paul LePage makes unsubstantiated claim about voter fraud; More fallout about Anthem's payment practices; Free at-home COVID tests for every school in Maine

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

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News from Maine on April 1: Senator Angus King will support the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court; sheriff's departments in rural Maine cope with a shortage of coverage; it's tax season and the IRS is addressing problems to address customer service

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News from Maine on March 31: Wabanaki Indian tribes appear before members of Congress to discuss their sovereignty; Governor Mills signs a bill into law protecting the Maine Veterans' Homes in Caribou and Machias from closure; Maine's network of ecological reserves will be expanded under a new law

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

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Maine News on March 25: Former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler is arrested and charged with possession of sexually explicit materials involving children, according to Hancock County DA; Maine National Guard members testify before the legislature about sexual harassment and assault they endured and reported but got little response from leadership

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Maine News from March 24: Belfast's Penobscot McCrum potato processing plant destroyed by fire; Sappi mill workers ratify a new contract; a new advisory council will address how the Maine National Guard responds to sexual harassment and assault within its ranks

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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Maine News on March 18: Governor Mills adds funding for behavioral health needs in her proposed supplemental budget; Lewiston considers the need for homeless shelters; Bar Harbor residents want to limit tourists from cruise ships

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Maine News on March 17: Meals on Wheels drivers drop out of program due to high fuel prices; demand for electric cars is up; COVID numbers continue to fall

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

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Maine News on March 11: US Representative Jared Golden and others ask White House to step up military supplies, humanitarian aid to Ukraine; lobstermen get $17 million in federal help to meet rules to protect right whales; COVID numbers are dropping

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Maine News from March 10: COVID numbers are falling; A chef from Maine will travel to Poland to help feed Ukrainian refugees; 21,000 acres of forest in Western Maine is now under conservation.

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

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Maine News on March 4: a Maine couple is trying to rescue orphans in Ukraine; Portland school officials keeps masks for now; COVID numbers are falling

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Maine News from March 3: Senator Angus King discusses the Russian invasion of Ukraine; families of veterans due to be displaced from two Maine Veterans' Homes speak ou; farmers suffering from drought could see relief from a bill in the legislature

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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Maine News on February 25: Maine's US senators react to President Joe Biden's nomination for the high court and sanctions to thwart Russia's invasion of Ukraine; Maine COVID numbers are falling

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Maine News on February 24: US Senator Susan Collins reacts to the Ukrainian invasion; Maine Medical Center nurses say psychiatric patients are attacking them and they need help; a new bill considers creating a "Maine Space Corporation"

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This Day in Maine for Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022.

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Maine News on February 18: Educators ask for a law to protect them from harassment from community members; a federal project will study the Saco River Watershed; lawmakers say mental health services needs funding now; home prices dip but homes in Maine are still in demand.

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Maine News February 17: Low income families get a one time credit to help with their electric bills; the Governor puts aid for retired state employees in her supplemental budget request; lawmakers consider bills to better protect children in protective services; Maine tribes have the potential to enter the mobile betting industry; the Public Utilities Commission looks at CMP management practices.

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Maine News on February 16: COVID numbers on the rise but health officials believe Omicron surge is receding; former Republican Governor Paul LePage turns in signatures to Secretary of State; Asylum seekers get education funding

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This Day in Maine for Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022

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This Day in Maine for Monday, Feb. 7, 2022

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