A shelter-in-place order Friday interrupted a memorial service and came during an already busy period for local businesses, sowing confusion as details about the shooting trickled out.
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Police say statewide alert on Windham shooter was sent late and by mistake
The Maine Emergency Management Agency said nearly every phone in Maine received the notification about a gunman at large due to a ‘geo-fencing error,’ but wouldn’t say why it was sent more than 2 hours after the shooting.
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Cumberland County officials warn Maine homeowners of federal tax scam
A letter claiming to be from the ‘Federal Tax Authorities’ was sent to a county resident amid a rising number of scams affecting Mainers.
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Waterville to consider 6-month freeze on mobile home park lot increases
With lot rental costs on track to nearly double in three years, the City Council on Tuesday will consider a 6-month moratorium on such increases.
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Coast Guard postpones removal of buoys from Maine waters after outcry
The agency’s plan, announced this spring, would have removed almost 150 buoys as part of an effort to modernize the navigational setup.
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Was Maine once a French Canadian territory? | Fact brief
French Canadian migration in the 19th and early 20th centuries helped to create lasting francophone communities across Maine.
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Mexican citizen charged in Hallowell sexual assault, police say
Zuniga Balderas, 33, who overstayed his visa, was arrested early Saturday morning on charges related to the assault, according to Hallowell police.
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Portland lobster boat races give proud lobstermen a chance to show off
Over 50 boats participated in Sunday’s races in Portland Harbor, with fishing families and friends gathered to cheer them on.
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Maine’s surge in tick-borne diseases linked to warming climate
Researchers say New England’s fast-warming climate correlates with Maine’s marked uptick in cases of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme, Anaplasmosis and babesiosis.
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Maine expands definition of domestic abuse
Maine joins nearly a dozen other states that have added “coercive control” to their definition of domestic abuse in civil code.