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Maine, Maine Crime, News

Kittery man pleads not guilty to charges related to Jan. 6 attack

by Gillian Graham August 23, 2024August 24, 2024

Lincoln Deming is accused of helping rioters overtake the West Plaza and entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Business, News

Mainers could pay $32 million for grid upgrade in New Hampshire

by Stephen Singer August 23, 2024August 23, 2024

Eversource Energy says replacing hundreds of power line poles and structures would make the 49-mile line more resilient to storms, but ratepayer advocates across New England say it’s excessive and too costly.

Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News

New England Teamsters picket on behalf of United Ambulance amid contract negotiations

by Kendra Caruso August 22, 2024August 23, 2024

Teamsters Local 340 rolled in trucks and affiliated members Thursday to bring attention to contract negotiations with United Ambulance that union representatives feel has reached a stalemate.

Androscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News

Proposed Androscoggin County budget would raise county taxes 15%

by Steve Sherlock August 22, 2024

Salaries, jail overcrowding and replenishing the reserve accounts contribute to the increase.

Election 2024, Nation / World, Politics

Harris urges Americans to chart a ‘new way forward’ as she accepts Democratic nomination

by ZEKE MILLER, WILL WEISSERT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press August 22, 2024August 22, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris is the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to accept a major party’s presidential nomination, and if elected, she would be the first female U.S. president.