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New bills could allow towns to come together and take over abandoned dams

Hancock County lawmakers are planning legislation that would address dam abandonment in response to a debate over three Bucksport-area dams.

Read this Maine Monitor story by Emmett Gartner.

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Mainers will see heating oil prices increase after Trump’s Canadian tariffs | Bangor Daily News

Opponents of proposed Maine cigarette tax increase say smokers can’t afford it, but supporters say it will save lives | Spectrum News Maine   (Maine Monitor context: Increasing tobacco tax, AI protections among 2025 Maine health priorities)

Renewable energy generation grew again in New England last year | Maine Public

More Mainers are leaning on state help to pay for burials, cremations | Portland Press Herald

Golden applauds Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China | Bangor Daily News

Portland police make progress on unsolved cold cases | Maine Public

Maine native Amy Allen wins songwriter of the year Grammy | News Center Maine

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