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Firefighter dead, several in critical condition after explosion at Searsmont lumber mill.
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The Portland Museum of Art has purchased four MaineHealth properties on Free Street for $14 million as MaineHealth plans a move to Westbrook.
The museum will relocate admin offices to the site.
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Maine lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday to pause large data center construction (>20MW). It now heads to the governor’s desk for final approval.
Supporters cite grid strain + rising energy demand concerns.
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BREAKING: Human remains were found in the woods behind Portland’s Homeless Services Center today, according to police. The remains have not yet been identified, and the investigation is ongoing.
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IBEW leaders urged the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to stop promoting Gov. Janet Mills over Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner in Maine’s U.S. Senate primary, citing concerns about party interference in the race.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner reposted Stew Peters this week, a commentator who has publicly denied the Holocaust. The post criticized bipartisan support for war with Iran.
Platner later deleted the post and told the Portland Press Herald it was shared without realizing the source.
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CANCEL CULTURE RETURNS: A secretary in the Bonny Eagle School District is under investigation after an alleged social media post about anti-ICE protesters.
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Nine apostate church leaders were arrested last night outside Senator Susan Collin's office in Portland.
The individuals were charged with criminal trespass and transported to Cumberland County Jail.
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Solar panels across New England are covered in snow during the current cold snap, reducing solar generation and limiting available electricity supply as energy demand rises, contributing to a shift toward oil fired power plants.
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A private jet has crashed at Bangor International Airport with 8 people onboard.
The aircraft is reportedly registered to a company owned by Texas trial lawyers Jason Itkin and Kurt Arnold, financial backers of the Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC, which is active in GOP primaries.
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BREAKING: A federal securities class action against Avangrid, Inc., including defendant John Baldacci, was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in December 2025.
The court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss, denied leave to amend, and entered final judgment. The case was closed with no settlement.
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