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Lewiston bowling alley reopens 6 months after Maine's deadliest mass shooting
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — It's a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting. The answer didn't come easily to Justin and Samantha Juray. But when they did decide to reopen their Maine bowling alley, they didn't hold back. When...
Democratic officials criticize Meta ad policy, saying it amplifies lies about 2020 election
ATLANTA (AP) — Several Democrats serving as their state's top election officials have sent a letter to the parent company of Facebook, asking it to stop allowing ads that claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen. In the letter addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Bangor Daily News. April 30, 2024. Editorial: New Maine gun laws can help fill troubling gaps to prevent future violence Two important bills will soon be fully enacted to strengthen the state’s gun safety laws. Most notably, at the behest of Gov. Janet Mills, a...
US regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. regulators decided Wednesday to allow American fishermen to harvest thousands of pounds of valuable baby eels in the coming years, even as authorities have shuttered the industry in Canada while they grapple with poaching. Baby eels, also called elvers,...
Idexx: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) — WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) — Idexx Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $235.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Westbrook, Maine-based company said it had profit of $2.81. The results surpassed Wall Street...
Maine governor will allow one final gun safety bill, veto another in wake of Lewiston mass shootings
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills said Monday she will allow one of a final pair of gun safety bills — a waiting period for gun purchases — to become law without her signature in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting. The governor announced that she...
Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports in wake of Lewiston shootings
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state's “yellow flag” law,...
The world's largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one
ORONO, Maine (AP) — The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor. An even larger printer unveiled on Tuesday may one day create entire neighborhoods. The machine revealed Tuesday at the University of Maine is four times larger than...
Body identified as missing man in case that drew attention because officer was charged
WASHBURN, Maine (AP) — A body found alongside the Aroostook River this week was a man whose disappearance prompted multiple searches in northern Maine, according the state medical examiner. The medical examiner's office said the cause of Erik Foote’s death was “pending”...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Portland Press Herald. April 21, 2024. Editorial: Maine lawmakers’ inaction on red flag law is a monumental failure The Legislature busied itself with scores of comparatively meaningless proposals throughout the session just ended. Worse than voting the proposal...
