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A bill prohibiting minors from getting married without parental consent became law Tuesday without the signature of Gov. Janet Mills.

Damion Butterfield, 25, took a deal at the last minute of his December 2023 trial.

The complaint seeks to stop the state health department from implementing a new rule that slashes millions of dollars in reimbursement for the state's largest homeless shelter.

The federal agency issued a warrant for the arrest of 46-year-old Kristofer Haken on Tuesday. One man has been sentenced to prison for his role in the attack, while five other suspects are awaiting trial.

The top 10 baseball, softball and boys and girls lacrosse teams in Maine, through games of May 5.

Several pitchers are off to dominant starts in southern Maine; Cony has rebounded from an opening loss in Class B North.

Privacy concerns kept many Mainers from getting the enhanced identification, raising the possibility of travel disruptions and airport delays if the mandate is strictly enforced.

ArtVan opened its annual art show at Dutchman's in Brunswick on Monday, with art sales befitting its work bringing art therapy to communities.

The Department of Agriculture says it's clearing a backlog of 400 foreclosures and more than 800 delinquencies left by the Biden administration. But local housing advocates say the crisis was years in the making and that the USDA has always been slow to act when its borrowers default.

The level services budget is “a steady increase over previous years,” said Cumberland Town Manager Matthew Sturgis.