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Maine high court strikes down law that allowed lawsuits for decades-long sex abuse claims

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a 2021 law that had paved the way for dozens of child sexual assault lawsuits.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Maine's High Court Strikes Down Removal of Time Limits on Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits

Maine’s highest court has ruled against a law that removed the statute of limitations for civil claims about child sexual abuse

Yahoo · 2d

Maine supreme court rules 2021 child sex abuse law is unconstitutional

Maine's highest court has shot down a 2021 law that removed the statute of limitations for civil claims of child sex abuse. Maine lawmakers approved a bill in 2021 that removed the statute of limitations and allowed people to file childhood sexual abuse lawsuits in civil court,

Earthquake rattles Maine

CBS Boston on MSN · 1d

Earthquake aftershock detected off Maine, 2 days after Boston felt larger quake

YORK HARBOR, Maine - Another earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Maine, two days after a larger quake shook Boston, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. The magnitude 2.0 earthquake was detected at 3:15 a.

MassLive · 1d

Earthquake rattles Maine days after shaking felt in Mass.

A 2.0-magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of York Harbor, Maine Wednesday morning — days after a larger, 3.8-magnitude quake struck the same area, sending tremors throughout New England. The Wednesday-morning quake struck around 8:15 a.

WMTW Portland ME on MSN · 18h

Another earthquake shakes the southern coast of Maine

The magnitude 2.0 earthquake early Wednesday morning came two days after a magnitude 3.8 quake hit in almost the exact same spot.

More snow headed to Maine to impact your Fri. night plans

WGME Portland on MSN · 5h

Snow possible in Maine on Friday evening before more cold air moves in

PORTLAND (WGME) --- More snow is on the way to Maine for Friday evening, although there is still a lot of uncertainty on the extent of the snowfall. Cold air then moves in to start the weekend ahead of more snow Sunday night.

Hosted on MSN · 3h

More snow headed to Maine to impact your Friday night plans

The mountains will see some cloud cover, maybe an occasional snow shower. Tonight, temperatures are not as cold with clouds moving in. Sign up for our Newsletters Friday will be a milder day with temperatures in the mid-30s and mostly cloudy skies.

Portland Press Herald · 1d

Light snow forecast across Maine on Tuesday night, Wednesday morning

Periods of light snow will continue through Wednesday morning, tapering off during around midday. During the afternoon, another shot of cold arrives, and another round of snow sho

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Before we name an official Maine reptile, let’s prioritize our emblems

No offense to the wood turtle, but there are sandwiches, celebrities and even smells that are more symbolic of our state.

Kennebec Journal43m

A Maine ballad, butterfly and dessert? They’re official. A reptile? Not yet.

Three new state symbols are proposed this year – reptile, amphibian and dog – which would bring Maine's total to 34.

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Maine officials express relief after Trump rescinds memo that froze federal funding

Monday memo caused widespread confusion and concern because it was initially unclear how the freeze would impact a myriad of ...

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Outstanding Maine 12-year-old plans to graduate early

One Maine kid is doing just that, all while set to graduate high school two years early. Ruahan Bullock is 12-year-old 9th grader with big dreams. “I want to be an epidemiologist,” Ruahan said. He ...

Kennebec Journal18h

Report outlines dozens of policy ideas to address Maine’s housing crisis

Two years ago, the state released its report that Maine is short about 84,000 homes and that the total housing stock – not ...

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Maine agencies that help immigrants, refugees settle in suddenly lose funding

It cut off funding this week, with no notice, to agencies working to resettle immigrants and refugees in the state.

Maine’s offshore wind ambitions: Big ideas tempered by setbacks and competition

Maine’s formal interest in developing ocean wind energy dates back to 2008, when former Gov. John Baldacci created an Ocean Energy Task Force to devise a strategy.