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Solar energy exclusively powered about 11,000 Versant Power customers in the Fort Kent region for a period of time last week — a first for the utility, and potentially among the first instances in Maine.
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A federal judge approved the extradition request for Marianne Smyth, a Bangor woman charged with fraud in the UK.
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The proposal was designed to match a federal rule banning devices that can allow semi-automatic firearms to fire almost as quickly as machine guns, but the governor argued that the definition in the bill were overly broad and could include devices used by hunters and in target shooting.
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The Maine State Police hasn't said what caused the crash around 7 p.m., but the driver was transported to a hospital with complaints of pain. A spokesperson said most of the bees have been contained.
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Once a fixture in nearly every community, the blacksmith shop is now mostly a relic of the past, but for a few hobbyists and shops scattered across the state. But the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences is trying to re-invigorate interest in the craft.
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Lee Ann Daigle's defense believes the sentencing was mishandled.
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Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.
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Pomp and circumstance again fall victim to circumstance for some students in the graduating class of 2024, as protests over the war in Gaza threaten to disrupt commencement ceremonies.
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The U.S. Treasury ran a surplus last month, thanks in part to the April 15th tax deadline. But the federal government is still expected to end the year more than $1.5 trillion in the red.
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A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved the conservatorship Thursday, noting that Brian Wilson suffers from "a major cognitive disorder." Wilson has agreed to the conservatorship.
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Olivia and Liam are the most popular baby names in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year, according to an annual tally by the Social Security Administration.
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