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Report suggests police should plan for mental health crises

January 27, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement agencies in Maine need to implement plans to respond to reports of people in the midst of mental health crises, a new report from the state's deadly force review panel said.

Rare Tom Brady card from 1st Super Bowl year to be auctioned

January 27, 2022 GMT

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — One of just 20 special football cards featuring Tom Brady in the year he won his first Super Bowl is coming up for auction.

The 2002 Topps Finest X-Fractor card is expected to draw six figures, underscoring the hot market for memorabilia associated with the quarterback dubbed the GOAT, or Greatest of All Time, said Troy Thibodeau from Saco River Auction.

11-year-old killed in collision on US 1 in Washington County

January 27, 2022 GMT

EDMUNDS TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — An 11-year-old boy was killed Wednesday morning when a vehicle skidded across U.S. Route 1 and collided with the vehicle in which he was a passenger, state police said.

Arrest after pair tries to bail out inmate with fake money

January 27, 2022 GMT

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine said they found more drugs and guns in an apartment rented by two people who they have also accused of trying to bail out an inmate using counterfeit money.

Investigators found the drugs and guns in a Bangor apartment, the Sun Journal reported.

Wednesday’s Scores

The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2022 GMT

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‘Forever chemicals’ found in wells in Maine town

January 26, 2022 GMT

KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Testing wells in a Maine town contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) and the chemicals may have traveled through well systems and drinking water, the state's department of environmental protection found.

Hydro-Quebec halts work on its part of hydropower corridor

January 26, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With construction halted on a 145-mile (233-kilometer) power line in Maine, a Canadian partner on the project is following suit and temporarily halting construction on the other side of the border.

Veto stands in proposal to let Maine farm workers unionize

January 26, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers met Wednesday in person for the second time this month, upholding the governor's veto of a bill that would have allowed farm workers to unionize.

The proposal passed narrowly last year and the vote was even closer Wednesday, 66-67, failing to muster a two-thirds majority to override the veto in the House.

Maine considers textbook assistance plan for some students

January 26, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine might create a state fund to help students enrolled in early college courses afford their textbooks.

Democratic Rep. Maggie O'Neil has proposed a bill that would create the Textbook Cost Assistance Fund within the Maine Department of Education.

Maine labor officials recover nearly $475K in worker wages

January 26, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Labor recovered nearly $475,000 in wages that employers failed to pay workers in 2021.

Labor officials took the extra step of publishing the names of more than two dozen penalized employers on a website.

Baby whale genetic testing may help save species, study says

By PATRICK WHITTLEJanuary 26, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Greater reliance on genetic testing of baby whales and their mothers can provide more accurate information about a rare species and increase the chances of saving them from extinction, according to the authors of a new scientific study.

Maine eyes staffing increase in busy family court system

January 26, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Lawmakers in Maine are considering a proposal to increase staffing in the state's family court system to try to cope with a heavy caseload.

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The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2022 GMT

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Maine education groups rally against challenges to books

January 26, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine education groups have joined an intellectual freedom campaign to push back against reports that certain books are inappropriate for school libraries.

Educate Maine, the organizer of the campaign, said “these challenges are about more than the content of the texts; they are attempts to silence and erase the truths and humanity of the books’ characters and creators."

Maine lawmakers take aim at prescription drug double billing

January 25, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine legislative committee unanimously endorsed a proposal Tuesday that supporters said would seek to stop insurance companies from double-billing patients for their prescription drugs.

Maine governor secures boost in monoclonal COVID-19 doses

January 25, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills has convinced the White House to increase shipments of a key COVID-19 treatment after the number of doses was reduced.

Mills announced Monday that the federal government will nearly double Maine’s ration to 120 courses of the monoclonal antibody sotrovimab, the Portland Press Herald reported.

Governor to give ‘State of the State’ live to lawmakers

January 25, 2022 GMT

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is going to deliver her first State of the State address to a live audience of lawmakers since the pandemic began.

Mills announced Tuesday that she'll deliver the address in person to a joint session of the Maine Legislature on Feb.

Maine unemployment falls to lowest mark since pandemic began

January 25, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The unemployment rate in Maine has fallen to its lowest point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Maine Department of Labor said Tuesday that the unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in December.

Former Portland mayor claims eviction was retaliation

January 25, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling said an attempt to evict him from his downtown apartment is retaliation for forming a tenants union and fighting illegal rent increases.

Counselor charged with sexually assaulting teen student

January 25, 2022 GMT

CALAIS, Maine (AP) — A behavioral health counselor in a Maine school district has been charged with sexually assaulting a student.

The counselor has been charged with sending sexually explicit photos and videos to a 16-year-old student in an alternative district school in Calais, the Bangor Daily News reported Monday.

Rare eagle seen in Maine, wowing birders, might stay a bit

By PATRICK WHITTLEJanuary 25, 2022 GMT

GEORGETOWN, Maine (AP) — A rare species of eagle that has thrilled bird lovers and baffled scientists since arriving in Maine last month might not be in a hurry to leave.

The Steller's sea eagle arrived in Maine in late December after a brief stop in Massachusetts more than a month ago.

Historic jail building in Maine falling into disrepair

January 25, 2022 GMT

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — A historic jail building in Maine is falling apart and the historical society that owns it hasn't been able to come up with the money to save it.

The Ellsworth Historical Society has owned the old Hancock County Jail in Ellsworth since 1998.

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The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2022 GMT

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Portland struggles as asylum seekers continue to arrive

January 24, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Portland is asking for help as the growing number of asylum seekers continues to stretch resources.

The city is providing shelter each night to about 1,150 people — more than twice the number from 2019 when the Portland Expo became an emergency shelter amid a sudden influx of more than 400 asylum seekers.

Civil rights complaint filed over racial threat in Maine

January 24, 2022 GMT

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — A man who is due in court in Maine on a charge of threatening with a dangerous weapon now also faces a civil rights complaint.

A complaint from Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey states that the 61-year-old man threatened a black man with a gun after he observed the man dining with a white companion in Freeport.

Maine moose hunters hope for more success in 2022

January 24, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine wildlife managers will soon start accepting applications for the 2022 moose hunt, which will follow a year in which hunters had limited success.

Tens of thousands of hunters typically apply for a spot in the state moose permit lottery.

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Maine might switch to electronic vehicle lien, title system

January 23, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine might update its vehicle lien and title system by moving more of it online.

Republican Rep. Mike Perkins of Oakland introduced a bill that's working its way through the Maine Legislature.

Worries grow as deadline for whale-friendly gear draws near

January 23, 2022 GMT

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Lobstermen will have to start using weakened rope or special inserts to weaken existing rope beginning in May in some waters to help protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Maine National Guard troops return from deployment to Africa

January 23, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — More than 100 soldiers from the Maine Army National Guard’s B Company have returned home from a 10-month deployment to Africa.

Senior leaders greeted the soldiers on the flight line Saturday before they marched inside to music the 195th Maine Army National Guard Band — and the waiting arms of family members, WABI-TV reported.

Newspaper: Maine monoclonal doses drop with testing backlog

January 23, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's backlog of 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests artificially lowered its numbers of confirmed cases, coinciding with a reduction in the amount of lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments shipped to the state.

Maine soccer standout hit by a car in Saudi Arabia

January 23, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — One of the leaders of a high school soccer team that won its first state championship — and the hearts of many state fans — is struggling for his life after being hit by a car in Saudi Arabia.

More Maine public employees might be able to retire earlier

January 23, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature will consider proposals to extend special retirement benefits to more public employees.

The proposals, from Democratic Sens. Craig Hickman and Bill Diamond, would provide the benefits to employees in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory and the Maine Department of Public Safety Computer Crimes Unit.

Maine to use $225M to fix hundreds of bridges needing work

January 23, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is set to receive $225 million from the federal government over the next five years to fix bridges around the state.

The state has more than 300 bridges that are in poor condition, Democratic Rep.

Maine dredging projects slated to improve navigation, safety

January 23, 2022 GMT

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Four dredging projects slated for coastal Maine communities will improve safety and navigation for commercial fishermen and others, the state's two senators said.

The projects are in Ogunquit, Scarborough, Milbridge and Bar Harbor.

Maine man killed when snowmobile crashes into trees

January 22, 2022 GMT

HARRISON, Maine (AP) — A man was killed Saturday when the snowmobile he was operating veered off the trail and into some trees in Harrison, wardens said.

Daniel Hammond, 46, of Naples, was initially conscious after the crash but succumbed to his injuries at the scene, wardens said.

DEP rejects initial applications for controversial quarry

January 22, 2022 GMT

PENOBSCOT, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection has rejected the initial applications for a $12 million granite quarry and processing site in a small town on the Penobscot River.

Maine’s dairy industry trade group has a new leader

January 22, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A veteran lobbyist and public affairs specialist is set to lead Maine's dairy industry trade group.

The Maine Dairy Industry Association said its new executive director is Theodore Sullivan.

Candidates sought for New England fishery council vacancy

January 22, 2022 GMT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is looking for candidates to fill a vacancy for the state on the New England Fishery Management Council.

The council is one of eight regional councils in the United States.

Snowstorm gives a needed boost to region’s snowmobile season

January 22, 2022 GMT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The snowmobile season across northern New England is finally kicking into gear thanks to last week’s snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Maine rep joins push to strengthen ties with Iceland

January 22, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A member of the Maine congressional delegation is joining with colleagues to try to encourage more trade with Iceland.

Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree said it’s time to strengthen ties with Iceland, which is already a significant trading partner with the U.S.

‘Divine intervention’: Man carrying own severed arm is saved

January 22, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man who stumbled along a street while carrying his own severed arm was saved by two public workers who saw him and happened to be trained in the use of tourniquets, authorities in Maine said.

Friday’s Scores

The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2022 GMT

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Colby College settles with female coaches on pay, treatment

January 21, 2022 GMT

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Attorneys for a Maine college and five female athletics coaches said Friday they have reached a settlement stemming from a lawsuit over fair pay and working conditions.

Lawyers representing Colby College and the coaches released a joint statement that said complaints filed by the coaches have been settled.

Driver accused in fatal crash in Acadia asks for plea

January 21, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The driver charged with manslaughter and drunken driving in a crash in Acadia National Park that killed three people has asked for a plea hearing in a court filing.

A jury trial for Praneeth Manubolu had been scheduled to begin next month, the Portland Press Herald reported.