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The years-long delay in diagnosing means the now-7-year-old girl has a permanent leg-length difference and risks of other conditions, according to the lawsuit.
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Protect Girls Sports in Maine said the ballot language is “not dutifully faithful to the proposed legislative text.”
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The Chametz is a worker-owned collective and also has an experimental farm on site, growing heirloom crops.
via @pressherald.com
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A China expert at a conservative think tank said that if a Chinese company can lobby the U.S. government into siding with it against an American firm on a national security matter, "that is the height of the swamp." www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/politics/washington/trump-jr-lobbyists-china-investment-dispute/
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Police say the stabbing on the remote island, 22 miles off the coast of Rockland, was an isolated incident.
via @midcoastvillager.bsky.social
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Earle Shepardson, 53, died at the scene. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/central-maine/central-maine-police-courts/skowhegan-maine-route-2-fatal-crash-earle-shepardson/
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The most serious allegation was that a staffer for James Libby submitted fraudulent documents affirming people gave a $5 contribution when they did not. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/politics/elections/maine-james-libby-clean-elections-fraudulent-signatures/
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Stephen Versluis Jr., 42, has been charged with murder in the death of 54-year-old Sunao Yamada. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/portland/portland-police-courts/portland-maine-sunao-yamada-cold-case-death-arrest-stephen-versluis/
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In addition to the guns, police seized Adderall, cocaine, crack cocaine, Oxycodone and psilocybin. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/midcoast/midcoast-police-courts/wiscasset-maine-drug-raids-dustan-barnes-ronald-gonyo/
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"We’re very glad that, for now, diplomacy appears to have won out over bombastic threats." www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/opinion/editorials/us-iran-ceasefire-trumps-threats-and-cryptic-war-plans-joam40zk0w/
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It's the latest tribute to the broadcasting legend, whose 77-year career came to an end last month. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/bangor/bangor-culture/bangor-maine-george-hale-fourth-of-july-parade-grand-marshal/
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"Most traditional Maine anglers who troll flies use this model, and for good reason. They work. Nearly 80 years later, it’s still being built the same way in Lewiston." www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/outdoors/outdoors-contributors/down-east-sportscraft-maine-fishing-rod-holder-joam40zk0w/
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Kenneth Dunphy, 73, wasn't wearing a seat belt, police said. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/central-maine/central-maine-police-courts/madison-maine-route-148-fatal-crash-kenneth-dunphy/
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All day long, you’ll get unlimited, free access to bangordailynews.com and all we have to offer. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/opinion/opinion-contributor/local-news-for-local-lives-well-lived-joam40zk0w/
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The donor list shows his deep national connections and the unconventional coalition trying to help him shed parts of his family’s legacy in the Trump era. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/politics/elections/democratic-donors-ads-jonathan-bush-maine-governor-joam40zk0w/
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Zachary Swain has avoided further legal trouble since returning to the community and completed his four-year probation during the winter. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/mainefocus/mainefocus-police-courts/zachary-swain-maine-solitary-confinement-settlement-joam40zk0w/
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“We’re for modern couples who either are proactively preventing a rift in their relationship or may be experiencing that and want to spice things up. Or maybe couples just need a getaway and need to know that it’s okay to have sex somewhere.” www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/business/business-housing/ellsworth-short-term-sex-rental-joam40zk0w/
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The data center, which has not been previously reported, was proposed for the Houlton area within the last year and was envisioned to use 50-200 megawatts. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/09/aroostook/aroostook-business/houlton-data-center-plan-joam40zk0w/
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“We cannot allow ourselves to write off people in our communities who have the same needs as us,” the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate told a crowd of at least 400 in Orono.
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The dam, which a neighbor said had created a lush wetland full of wildlife, was causing flooding at a parking lot and threatening to wash out culverts and a section of Belmont Avenue, according to the city manager.
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The hike is based on an analysis by a sports entertainment and marketing firm that compared UMaine’s price structure with its competitors' and included feedback from a fan survey.
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Michael Cole's plan includes creating roughly 175 condos of various sizes in the section of the Bangor Mall that once held Sears.
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The letter contained criticisms of the university’s leadership, fiscal decisions and its future.
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A bill to fix an ‘arcane’ code issue in modular housing development failed in committee last month, putting nearly 250 units in limbo.
via @pressherald.com
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Albert "A.J." Joy said he wants to restore visibility, accountability and confidence in the office.
via @midcoastvillager.bsky.social
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Leaders of the Hodgdon and Houlton school districts shared more on the proposal Tuesday to about 60 area residents at Houlton’s Temple Theatre.
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Once spanning roughly 150,000 acres statewide, fewer than 50,000 acres of blueberry barrens remain, increasingly threatened by development.
via @midcoastvillager.bsky.social
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The former gubernatorial candidate, who was convicted in 2023 for possessing child sex abuse materials, has allegedly violated his probation conditions four times in the past few months.
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That highlights her increasingly uphill battle for the right to face five-term Republican U.S. Susan Collins. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/08/politics/elections/maine-election-janet-mills-no-ads/
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They are all citizens of the United Kingdom. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/08/state/state-police-courts/maine-golden-road-illegal-immigration-border-patrol-arrests/
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