| | Latest news Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 1 pm |
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President Donald Trump gave U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine a rare shout-out on Twitter late Monday, promoting a fundraising page for the Republican while calling her re-election crucial for her party’s bid to maintain control of the upper chamber. It was the first time in Tacko Fall’s life that he’s worn a tuxedo. In honor of the season, here are some Maine-themed holiday trivia questions to ask each other around the dinner table. From York County to Aroostook, here is a list of free Christmas Day meals throughout the state. How Maine weighs in on a regional effort to curb transportation emissions could have consequences for parallel efforts to increase funding for roads and bridges and reduce carbon emissions generally, according to elected officials. When a fire ripped through several downtown buildings earlier this year, the destruction affected more than just the people whose homes burned down or the business owners who lost their investments. Since word of the discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease in a single deer north of Montreal a year ago, state biologists have kept an eye toward the north as they’ve continued ongoing tests for the disease on Maine deer. The best part about being a Maine journalist is having the excuse to meet interesting people every day. It's what gets me up in the morning, no question about it. While most of the chain grocery stores and big box stores may not be open on Christmas Day, plenty of other local options will be available. The Bangor City Council approved on Monday evening a motion to forgive the remaining debt the American Folk Festival owes to the city and terminate its agreement with the festival to use the Bangor Waterfront during a weekend in August. A years-long conversation about whether the terminal for Bangor’s public bus system should remain in Pickering Square could soon come to an end. Families of Maine hunters will be eating plenty of venison this winter, as nearly 30,000 of those hunters successfully filled their tags. A first-in-the-nation Maine law seeking to force cable providers to offer a la carte services was temporarily blocked by a federal judge last week in a decision that renders the new requirement unlikely to ever take effect. Charles “Chuck” Peddle, a 1959 graduate of the University of Maine’s engineering program whose 1975 invention of a microprocessor paved the way for the era of personal computing, died Dec. 15 at his home in California. Thirteen fires across the state over the last week have left two people dead and at least 18 people homeless, including seven people burned out of a home in Machiasport and six in Limington. In response to a lawsuit filed by the state, the owners of a now defunct construction company are denying allegations of fraudulent business practices and are blaming others for any property damage they may have experienced because of their work. |
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