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This Day in Maine gathers together the news that matters to Mainers. The nightly show features stories from the award-winning MPBN News team.

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Friday, September 4, 2026: Elon Musk's super PAC starts electioneering for Collins; Maine schools taking cell phone ban in stride

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2026 4:41

This Day in Maine for Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Thursday, September 3rd, 2026: Troy Jackson holds first town halls; York voters to consider banning Flock cameras

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2026 9:44

This Day in Maine for Thursday, September 3rd, 2026.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026: State lawmakers call on Mills administration to keep PCHC afloat; Woodland Pulp disputes federal findings

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2026 6:30

This Day in Maine for Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026: Maine cannabis shops to start offering lockable storage bags; how school districts are adapting to bus driver shortages

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 4:41

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, September 1, 2026.

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Monday, August 31, 2026: Some health centers miss out on cost of living adjustment; mixed picture for enrollment at University of Maine System

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 6:22

This Day in Maine for Monday, August 31, 2026.

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Friday, August 28th, 2026: State lawmakers study ways to prevent more birthing unit closures

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 8:21

This Day in Maine for Friday, August 28th, 2026.

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Thursday, August 27th, 2026: Canada withdraws plans to tariff lobster; rail workers call for safety measures after derailments

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 4:06

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Wednesday, August 26th, 2026: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles told activists that he'll ask President Donald Trump's border czar to send ICE agents to polling places in November

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 12:17

This Day in Maine Wednesday, August 26th, 2026

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026: Lobster among the US products hit with Canadian tariffs; companies chosen to build northern Maine transmission line

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 7:01

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

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Monday, August 24, 2026: Vice President JD Vance in Brewer; raises for unionized employees at Bath Iron

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 6:48

This Day in Maine for Monday, August 24, 2026.

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Friday, August 21st, 2026: JD Vance to visit Maine on Monday; officials release details on Thursday's fatal plane crash

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 4:45

This Day in Maine for Friday, August 21st, 2026.

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Thursday, August 20th, 2026: National House Dems boost support for Dunlap; Catholic Diocese reaches settlement with dozens of abuse survivors

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 8:30

This Day in Maine for Thursday, August 20th, 2026.

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Wednesday, August 19th, 2026: Legislative committee votes to launch investigation into abuse and murder of 10-year-old Bangor boy two years ago

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 13:05

This Day in Maine Wednesday, August 19th, 2026

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026: Mills and other New England governors oppose proposed electricity merger; ICE hiring surges in Maine

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 7:01

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

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Monday, August 17, 2026: Immigrant community testifies before House Democrats in Biddeford; House Speaker Mike Johnson stumps for LePage

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 10:58

This Day in Maine for Monday, August 17, 2026.

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Friday, August 14th, 2026: Eastport approves data center moratorium; Old Town bridge collapse raises question about UMaine composite material

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 8:56

This Day in Maine for Friday, August 14th, 2026.

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Thursday, August 13th, 2026: All ICE agents in Maine now have bodycams; new program aims to assist adults with autism

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 9:56

This Day in Maine for Thursday, August 13th, 2026.

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Wednesday, August 12th, 2026: Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition says ICE has arrested at least five people at the Portland Jetport in recent weeks

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2026 6:40

This Day in Maine Wednesday, August 12th, 2026

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026: ICE arrested Maine nurse at Portland jetport; Trump's childhood vaccine order

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2026 7:18

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

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Monday, August 10, 2026: State approves York Hospital merger with MaineHealth; lifeguard has close call with white shark in Scarborough

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2026 8:50

This Day in Maine for Monday, August 10, 2026.

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Friday, August 7, 2026: Eastport residents fight proposed underwater data center; firefighting tactics during Searsmont mill explosion

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2026 9:26

This Day in Maine for Friday, August 7, 2026.

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Thursday, August 6th, 2026: MaineHealth to close Damariscotta birthing unit; Trump admin targets Maine over Medicaid fraud claims

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 9:28

This Day in Maine for Thursday, August 6th, 2026.

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2026: Federal Build America, Buy America Act rules are headache for housing developers trying to build much needed affordable homes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 11:39

This Day in Maine Wednesday, August 5th, 2026

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026: Hearts of Pine announce plans for new stadium; new rural health grants for Maine

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 7:19

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, August 4, 2026.

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Monday, August 3, 2026: Damariscotta rallies to keep local birthing unit open; rain wasn't enough to eliminate drought conditions in Maine

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 15:14

This Day in Maine for Monday, August 3, 2026.

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Friday, July 31st, 2026: Sen. Collins says ICE agents will have bodycams by end of August; state distributes $30 million in federal funds to rural hospitals

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 4:07

This Day in Maine for Friday, July 31st, 2026.

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Thursday, July 30, 2026: Beach to Beacon, Scarborough ICE facility

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 6:01

This Day in Maine for Thursday, July 30, 2026.

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Wednesday, July 29th, 2026: Federal appeals court in Boston hears arguments about constitutionality of 2-year-old campaign finance law in Maine

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 9:54

This Day in Maine Wednesday, July 29th, 2026

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026: New transmission line proposed for Maine; new state laws to go in effect

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 11:22

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

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Monday, July 27th, 2026: A deep dive on Troy Jackson's political history; conservation groups protect 78,000 acres in Rangeley lakes region

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 17:23

This Day in Maine for Monday, July 27th, 2026.

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Friday, July 24th, 2026: Hannah Pingree calls on MaineHealth not to close birthing unit at Damariscotta hospital; Ogunquit rooster statue spat gains national attention

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2026 7:29

This Day in Maine for Friday, July 24th, 2026.

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Thursday, July 23rd, 2026: Maine clergy condemn ICE killings; affordable housing increasingly out of reach for minimum wage workers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 5:01

This Day in Maine for Thursday, July 23rd, 2026.

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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026: The Democratic competition to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins in November is down to two people

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 7:46

This Day in Maine Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026: Which Maine Democrats qualified for the U.S. Senate nominating convention; ICE arrest data in Maine

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2026 7:34

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

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Monday, July 20, 2026: Troy Jackson appears primed to take Senate nomination; state will send 'affordability checks' this month

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 9:22

This Day in Maine for Monday, July 20, 2026.

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Friday, July 17th, 2026: ICE agent who allegedly shot Colombian man in Biddeford had violent past; immigrant communities grapple with loss

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 15:20

This Day in Maine for Friday, July 17th, 2026.

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Thursday, July 16, 2026: Wife of Durán Guerrero speaks for first time; Paige Loud withdraws from US Senate candidate selection

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 7:29

This Day in Maine for Thursday, July 16, 2026.

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Wednesday, July 15th, 2026: Governor Janet Mills calls for reforming or abolishing ICE after an agent shot and killed a Colombian man Monday

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 9:48

This Day in Maine Wednesday, July 15th, 2026

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026: Latest on fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford; federal agency says Woodland Pulp tragedy was preventable

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 6:05

This Day in Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

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Monday, July 13, 2026: ICE agent fatally shoots man in Biddeford; protests erupt over federal immigration enforcement

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 6:00

This Day in Maine for Monday, July 13, 2026.

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Friday, July 10, 2026: Platner officially withdraws from Senate race; transgender athlete initiative will not be on November ballot

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 14:23

This Day in Maine for Friday, July 10, 2026.

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Thursday, July 9, 2026: Growing list of candidates to replace Platner; ferry service returns to Swan Island in Richmond

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 14:41

This Day in Maine for Thursday, July 9, 2026.

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Wednesday, July 8th, 2026: Tensions surface between Graham Platner campaign and state party leaders charged with replacing him on November ballot

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 9:26

This Day in Maine Wednesday, July 8th, 2026

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026: Maine Democrats consider US Senate run amid Platner allegations; social media influencer sues after Bangor event with Vance

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2026 8:56

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

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Monday, July 6, 2026: Maine Democratic Party leaders call on Platner to drop Senate bid amid new allegations; tick season in full swing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 7:04

This Day in Maine for Monday, July 6, 2026.

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Thursday, July 2nd, 2026: Grid operator urges residents to curb electricity use amid spiking temperatures; searching for commercial uses for invasive green crabs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 9:43

This Day in Maine for Thursday, July 2nd, 2026.

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Wednesday, July 1st, 2026: Top Maine court hears arguments on trans athlete referendum; the difficult road ahead for burn survivors

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2026 10:58

This Day in Maine for Wednesday, July 1st, 2026.

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