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Graham Platner calls on Maine to tap rainy-day fund to bolster SNAP
"No Mainer should go hungry,” the Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate said in a Thursday statement.
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1mWatch: ICE offers statement after fatal Maine shooting
Officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement will hold a press conference Tuesday morning, a day after an agent shot and killed a man in Biddeford.
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3mAntique Truck & Tractor Show returns to Owls Head Transportation Museum
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum invites visitors to experience a longtime summer tradition as the Antique Truck & Tractor Show returns Saturday and Sunday, July 18–19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a weekend dedicated to the hardworking vehicles that powered farms, businesses, construction projects and communities across America. This family-friendly event brings together an impressive collection of antique trucks, tractors, commercial vehicles, military rigs and other historic working machines for an up-close look at transportation history in action. Visitors can meet the passionate owners who preserve these vehicles, hear the stories behind them, and explore the […]
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3mHundreds rally across southern Maine after fatal ICE shooting
At one point, a scuffle broke out between ICE opponents and MAGA supporters.
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6mAn experimental Alzheimer's drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches
WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday. Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer’s but prior attempts to develop drugs that can target the protein have […]
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2mRick Bennett, independent candidate for governor, unveils his tax affordability plan
He said his plan will deliver relief to the families, small businesses and older Mainers who are being priced out of their own communities.