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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old boy has suffered head and neck injuries after falling 50-feet down a slope of a Maine national park trail and into a body of water. A park spokesperson, Christie Anastasia, said the boy was on Canon Brook Trail in Acadia National Park on Saturday afternoon when he […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal court has ruled that Maine cannot bar out-of-state companies from operating medical marijuana dispensaries. The Portland Press Herald reports that U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Torresen ruled Wednesday in favor of Wellness Connection of Maine, and its parent company, High Street Capital Partners, of Delaware. Their lawsuit sought to […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The City Council in Maine’s largest city has declared an emergency to allow it to keep meeting remotely while cases of coronavirus rise in the state. The Portland City Council has described the declaration as a “limited emergency” and it went into effect earlier this week. Mayor Kate Snyder told the […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Public Utilities Commission has opened an investigation into a lack of phone numbers available in the 207 area code, the only area code used in the state. The Portland Press Herald reports that the investigation centers on the number-forecasting practices of the provider Verizon. Last year, an assessment found […]

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection says there’s no evidence to support claims that Central Maine Power is violating its permit requirements while clearing a path for a transmission line. Commissioner Melanie Loyzim responded to claims by four lawmakers who visited a work area and cited irregularities. The 145-mile (233-kilometer) power […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some unemployment claimants in Maine and elsewhere will soon have to submit proof that they were employed when they lost a job due to the coronavirus pandemic. The federal government is requiring the proof of employment by Aug. 4 for anyone was has received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. The rule applies to […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine officials are cautioning that air quality will be worse than typical in the early part of this week due to smoke from fires elsewhere in the U.S. and Canada. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection said particle pollution concentrations started to rise in the state’s western mountains earlier in the […]