1 Minute Maine

A Saco man has been arrested by MDEA with more than $15K worth of fentanyl. He's accused of trafficking the drug. The China Dine-ah is for sale, the Governor has extended Maine's state of civil emergency (but not the lockdown), the MDOL has cancelled thousands more bogus unemployment claims, and the legislature is thinking about returning to session as thousands of Mainers are pleading for relief.

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The police in Portland are investigating a non-fatal shooting. Shipyard workers at BIW are rallying for a better deal with the shipbuilder in Bath, the Portland Sea Dogs are offering curbside food, a scary traffic stop in Kennebunk yielded an alarming quantity of illegal drugs, and Christopher Columbus is now without a head in Boston.

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Police in Gorham are looking for a missing Maine teen with ties to the Bangor area. Please contact police if you have any information. Bangor's pedestrian walkway has been closed until further notice, and the Bangor Hope House is no longer a center for a COVID-19 outbreak. More than 4,300 local S6 workers at Bath Iron Works could be on strike soon, as union leaders haven't come to an agreement with the shipbuilder for a new contract. The current contract expires on June 21. Maine's bicentennial celebrations will be postponed until 2021, and coronavirus has sadly claimed 100 lives here in the Pine Tree State.

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Gyms, salons, tattoo parlors and other businesses are set to open this week in 13 of Maine's 16 counties. Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties still have to wait. The district attorney in Bangor is threatening to prosecute a reserve police officer for the 2007 shooting death of an 18-year-old man if the Maine Attorney General's office doesn't file charges. More than 1000 people gathered over the weekend in Augusta to protest racism and police brutality, and two Maine colleges have announced virtual commencement ceremonies this year.

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The Portland Sea Dogs, as well as other local businesses, have dropped Shain's of Maine ice cream after owner Jeff Shain allegedly used racial slurs with an employee. President Trump is set to visit Puritan manufacturing in Guilford today, as the Press Herald editorial board is calling for his resignation. The Maine CDC is warning of possible exposure to viral Hepatitis-A at the Sea Salt Lobster restaurant in Saco, and food trucks are starting to reappear in Bangor.

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Brewer Deputy Mayor Thomas Morelli has been charged with filing a false police report and he's resigned from the Brewer city council. He claimed that his social media accounts were "hacked" when racist comments were discovered following the death of George Floyd, but he has since admitted to making the statements and filing a false police report. Moxie Fest has been cancelled for 2020, more than 24,000 new jobless claims were filed in Maine just last week, and President Trump looks likely to visit a swab manufacturer in Guilford tomorrow.

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Protests in Portland lasted well into the night again, with 10 more protesters and agitators arrested outside of the Portland police station. More than 50 people have now been arrested since Monday. A northern Maine man lost his life in an ATV crash, Bangor is allowing yard sales again, LL Bean looks to be the target of an online scam, and local acts are presenting their shows at Drive-Ins as the pandemic continues.

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Protests lasted well into the small hours of the night in Portland, with organizers vowing to return each night until the Portland Police Chief addresses the crowd. More than 1000 Mainers marched through the streets and staged a die-in outside of the police department. A Maine Game Warden saved a three-year-old child with the help of his K-9 Partner, and President Trump may visit Maine this week as well.

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It's June 1st, and Maine's reopening plan has entered a new phase. Acadia National Park and state beaches are reopening, but businesses can still refuse to serve customers who aren't wearing face coverings. The 2020 Fryeburg Fair has been cancelled, protests erupted in Portland over the weekend, and another high speed chase involving an out-of-stater is in the news.

Delta has suspended flights to several regional airports, and Bangor was on their list of suspended service. An employee at a Portland barbecue restaurant tested positive for coronavirus, and Salvage BBQ will now close down operations for two weeks. Old Orchard Beach is opening this weekend, as well as Red's Eats in Wiscasset. And if you're a bird watcher, good news... the piping plovers are back in record numbers this year.