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Maine will receive $20 million originally withheld by the federal Department of Education | Maine Public

Maine is a top destination for out-of-state home buyers | Bangor Daily News

Long wait times persist at Maine BMV as REAL ID rush continues | WGME

Congress weighs 10-year delay in lobstering rules that protect North Atlantic right whales | Portland Press Herald

Lost Fishermen's Memorial will reconsider including names of two who died in January | Maine Public

Maine’s rising humidity signals shifting climate: ‘We’re living in a wetter world’ | Sun Journal

Golden and Pingree back subpoenaing Epstein files | Bangor Daily News

King says his vote for anti-abortion judge 'a mistake' | Maine Public

Maine becomes first state to receive federal grant for elder crime investigator | WGME

Maine train engineer sues Canadian Pacific after he was nearly impaled in derailment | Bangor Daily News

PETA sues Maine Lobster Festival over steaming live lobsters | News Center Maine

Portland development could add 100 apartments for low-income Mainers | Portland Press Herald

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