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The cause was at first believed to have been a mechanical problem. But it was later learned that the USS Eagle 56 was actually the second-to-last ship sunk by Nazi Germany in the final days of World War II.
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Six months after the mass shootings, gun control advocates won approval for several initiatives that have evaded them in Maine's traditionally gun-friendly Legislature. But Gov. Janet Mills has yet to signal where she stands on at least two of the bills.
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The new federal standards will require that a registered nurse be on duty 24-7.
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The saltmarsh sparrow only breeds in salt marshes in the Northeast, and has been in rapid decline since the late 1990s.
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Jared Golden voted in support of a proposal to provide aid to Israel. But Pingree voted against that bill.
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Maine will use its share of $5.5 billion in grants to facilitate single- and multi-family on-site solar programs and support cooperatively owned community solar.
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Dechaine has been serving a life sentence for the killing of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in 1988, and is asking for a new trial based on DNA test evidence released two years ago.
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Under the newly passed legislation, Maine's Child Development Services (CDS) offices would remain open, but responsibility for students aged three to five would be transferred to local school districts over four years.
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The Damariscotta-based bank saw a 25% dip and is one of many national banks to see a drop in earnings for this first quarter.
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A bill that would have established minimum staff ratios was rejected by state lawmakers. Nurses who said they're under-staffed and overworked are disappointment by the outcome, but said they will continue to push for change.
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Conservation groups said the proposed plan won't adequately protect salmon and are calling for FERC to look at other measures as part of the relicensing process.
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The operations are the latest in a string of illegal marijuana busts across rural Maine.