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Survivors and family members of victims of the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, are suing the US government, alleging that the US army could have stopped the attack carried out by an army reservist but failed to intervene. The suit, filed on Wednesday in Maine district court, alleges that despite decades of knowledge about the risks posed by soldiers …

The Maine CDC is reporting three active cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the Greater Portland area. According to the Portland Press Herald, a Maine CDC spokesperson says they are working to identify and screen anyone who came in contact with the three people with the disease. All three cases were individually contracted. Though the CDC has seen an increase in …

Dan Kleban is betting that something is brewing in Maine, and he’s not talking about his company’s latest pale ale. Kleban, a Democrat who is a co-founder of Maine Beer Co., says Mainers have lost confidence in Republican Sen. Susan Collins ahead of her re-election race next year, so he’s jumping into the race to defeat her. “The cost of …

Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in Maine and across the country, although there are no current outbreaks in the state, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Lindsay Hammes, spokesperson for the Maine CDC, said the agency is “aware of three active TB cases with links to the Greater Portland area and is in the midst …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging the US Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.” Eighteen people were killed in October 2023 when Robert Card opened fire …

Dan Kleban Joins Maine Democratic Primary, Seeking to Unseat Senator Susan Collins  The New York Times Maine Beer Company founder launches run for Senate  WABI Maine brewery owner joins race to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins  NBC News Maine brewery owner Dan Kleban joins crowded Senate Dem primary  Axios Maine Beer Company cofounder joins Democratic field to take on Susan Collins  Bangor Daily News …

PORTLAND, Maine — Bernie Sanders drew 6,500 people to southern Maine on Labor Day Monday to discuss building a grassroots movement to fight the oligarchy, and to introduce them to Graham Platner, the oyster farmer and Marine veteran running for Senate with the Vermont independent’s early support.  At the “Fighting Oligarchy” rally, Sanders and Platner spoke about billionaire and corporate …

Scaffolding surrounded the Coulombe Family Tower at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Thursday while repair work between the older, lower part of the tower and the newer two upper floors continues. (Staff photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland has struggled in recent years to keep bats from getting into the hospital’s neonatal intensive care …

Officials say the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been found in Maine for the first time. The tick was found in Cumberland County. The tick was submitted through University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s passive tick surveillance program and identified by staff at the UMaine Extension Tick Lab. UMaine says this marks the first known occurrence of the species in the …

Officials say the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been found in Maine for the first time. The tick was found in Cumberland County. The tick was submitted through University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s passive tick surveillance program and identified by staff at the UMaine Extension Tick Lab. UMaine says this marks the first known occurrence of the species in the …