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Country Herald

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Maine Winter Thanksgiving Travel: Even Salted I-95 Can Freeze

I-95 and I-295 travelers face a hidden winter hazard when road salt loses effectiveness below 20 degrees.

Portland, ME · 1d

Ultimate Maine

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Maine's Medal of Honor Legacy Is One Worth Celebrating

This Veterans Day, we honor Maine’s heroes, including those who earned our nation’s highest military honor.

Maine · 1d

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Census data shows foreign-born, naturalized citizenship in Maine slightly increasing

PORTLAND (WGME) - Maine’s immigrant population is up from last year, according to new census data. The numbers show more immigrants have moved to the state, and that many of them also later became U.S. citizens. Roughly 1.4 million people call Maine home. Census data shows about 67,000 of...

Maine · 1d

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Hannah Pingree says she wants strict rules in place before data centers are built in Maine

JAY (WGME) -- Developers of a proposed data center in the town of Jay say they've submitted permit applications to the Department of Environmental Protection. The local developer and its national partner, Sentinel Data Systems, have revived plans to replace the closed paper mill in Jay with a $550 million AI data center.

Jay, ME · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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Heating aid pays up to $1,200 a household in Massachusetts and utility discounts reach $500 a year in New York, while Maine adds automatic discounts to November bills

Massachusetts households that heat with oil or utility gas can get about $525 to $1,200 in state heating aid this winter. New York utility customers on the state’s discount program can save up to $500 a year, and Maine started automatic electric-bill discounts of 17% to 83% for low-income households on or soon after November […]

Massachusetts · 2d

Bangor Daily News

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Letter: Maine should not object to permitting reform bill

"The bill further ensures that data centers pay for the grid upgrades they require, rather than passing those costs to Maine families."

Maine · 21h

Maine Morning Star

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Pingree turns to former chief of staff to lead upcoming administration

As Gov.-elect Hannah Pingree and her transition committee work to fill her future cabinet, she announced Thursday that Jesse Connolly will serve as her chief of staff. The longtime political strategist has most recently served as chief of staff for Hannah Pingree’s mother, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, overseeing her Washington, D.C. and Maine operations, managing […]

Maine · 10h

WPFO

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Maine communities canceled Flock contracts, but cameras sometimes remained for months

AUBURN (WGME) -- Some Maine communities that ended contracts with Flock Safety found the company’s automated license plate reader cameras remained in place for weeks and, in one case, months, raising questions about whether the cameras could still collect or share data after local access was shut off. In...

Auburn, ME · 7h

Ballotpedia News

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Campaigns submit signatures for Maine sex-based sports eligibility initiative for 2027, Massachusetts abortion referendum for 2028

With the November 2026 election concluded, where voters decided 145 state ballot measures across 39 states, efforts to place statewide citizen-initiated measures on the 2027 and 2028 ballots are underway in Maine and Massachusetts. Maine Birth Certificate Sex Requirement for Public School Sports Initiative. Supporters of an initiative to require...

Massachusetts · 2d

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Rent Control Ballot Initiatives Won Almost Everywhere (opinion)

Across the country, voters approved ballot initiatives that cap rents and impose new restrictions on landlords' ability to rent to whom they please. The most eye-catching of these was a successful initiative in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where 68 percent of voters revived a cap on annual rent increases of $20 per month that the city council had axed back in 2023.

Elizabeth, NJ · 1d

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Governor Janet Mills issues Veterans Day statement

STATEWIDE -- Governor Janet Mills issued a statement in honor of Veterans Day. It says in part “We express our deepest gratitude to those who fought for democracy and human rights across the world; those who protected the right to fair, free elections so that every vote and every ballot box counts. We honor those who fought and celebrated victories in the streets so that we might walk all our roads in freedom. To every veteran and every veteran’s family, thank you for your service and sacrifice. We will never forget it.”

Maine · 1d

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Around Town 11/12/26: Local News, Culture and Events

ICE Officer Involved in Maine Shooting Expressed Hatred of Immigrants, by Katie Benner and Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 11/11/2026, and a response from Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. About the host:. Amy Browne, WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager, is a 9th generation Mainer with roots in Hancock County and...

Portland, ME · 14h

mainebiz.biz

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Maine nonprofit association joins national awareness campaign

The Maine Association of Nonprofits is encouraging residents to recognize and support the more than 3,000 charitable nonprofits across the state as part of a national awareness campaign during Nonprofit Appreciation Month. “If you live, work or spend time in Maine, there’s a good chance a nonprofit is part of...

Maine · 12h

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Governor-elect Hannah Pingree announces names to help lead transition

Hannah Pingree is naming her picks to lead her transition into the governor’s office. The governor-elect announced on Tuesday the names of 22 people leading the transition as she prepares to take over for Gov. Janet Mills in January. Many of the people named are outside of state government,...

Maine · 2d

Bangor Daily News

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Hannah Pingree says Jay shouldn’t be data center ‘testing ground’

The governor elect's comment comes a day after the owner of the former mill submitted permit applications to Maine regulators.

Jay, ME · 2d

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Hampden Planning Board approves wastewater system expansion at Pine Tree Landfill

HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) - The Hampden Planning Board voted Tuesday night to approve a request to expand a wastewater management system at the Pine Tree Landfill. New England Waste Systems of Maine, a subsidiary of Casella Waste Management, made the request as part of a broader effort to expand the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill in West Old Town.

Hampden, ME · 1d

The Financial Wire

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Maine’s Public Advocate warns that low-income utility customers can end up paying more if they sign up for community solar offers

Maine’s Public Advocate is warning that low-income electric customers can end up paying more if they sign up for community solar offers. Public Advocate Heather Sanborn said in an Oct. 21 letter to community solar companies that “our office is concerned that some Maine ratepayers may be being misled.” Her point is that a discount... The post Maine’s Public Advocate warns that low-income utility customers can end up paying more if they sign up for community solar offers appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Maine · 4d

Bangor Daily News

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Maine’s family caregivers deserve support

"In Maine, nearly three in 10 adults are family caregivers or have provided care within the past year."

Maine · 1d

The Maine Monitor

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How the blue wave reached a conservative part of Maine’s White Mountains

Daniel O’Connor is a Report for Americacorps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor readers.

Maine · 3d