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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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Wednesday, September 30th, 2026: PAC tied to alleged pay-to-play scheme resumes spending to boost Sen. Susan Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2026 6:00

This Day in Maine for Wednesday, September 30th, 2026.

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026: City of Bangor to buy PCHC building; Mainers worry about record high heating fuel costs ahead of winter

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2026 9:53

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, September 29, 2026.

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Monday, September 28, 2026: UMaine trustees vote to rename George Mitchell programs; CMP rate debate

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2026 7:57

This Day in Maine for Monday, September 28, 2026.

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Friday, September 25th, 2026: CMMC nurses vote overwhelmingly to join union; early-season nor'easter headed for Maine

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2026 5:02

This Day in Maine for Friday, September 25th, 2026.

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Thursday, September 24th, 2026: How allegations of a "pay-for-play" scheme involving Sen. Susan Collins are impacting Maine's Senate race

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2026 12:07

This Day in Maine for Thursday, September 24th, 2026.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026: Governor Janet Mills urges CMMC leaders to reinstate 20 nurses suspended or fired

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2026 8:00

This Day in Maine Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026: Sen. Collins' 'pay-to-play' allegations; 5th Cumberland County corrections officer arrested by ICE

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2026 17:13

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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Monday, September 21, 2026: Police investigating deaths of grandmother and grandchildren; hiker dies descending Katahdin

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2026 6:36

This Day in Maine for Monday, September 21, 2026.

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Friday, September 18th, 2026: Prime Healthcare has suspended or fired 20 CMMC nurses; Maine reopens eviction prevention program

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2026 3:51

This Day in Maine for Friday, September 18th, 2026.

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Thursday, September 17th, 2026: Thousands of acres returned to Penobscot Nation; dark money floods Maine's U.S. Senate race

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2026 12:30

This Day in Maine for Thursday, September 17th, 2026.

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Wednesday, September 16th, 2026: Portland's minor league sports teams generate over $110 million in economic activity each year, according to new report

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2026 12:16

This Day in Maine Wednesday, September 16th, 2026

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026: CMMC nurses picket in Lewiston; Gorham board OKs Amazon warehouse

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2026 8:09

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

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Monday, September 14, 2026: Animal handler not liable for death of state comfort dog; Portland's urban forest plans

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2026 12:42

This Day in Maine for Monday, September 14, 2026.

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Thursday, September 10th, 2026: Some Mainers struggle to afford groceries one year after SNAP cuts; an analysis of the state's three-person race for governor

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2026 15:52

This Day in Maine for Thursday, September 10th, 2026.

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Wednesday, September 9th, 2026: Lewiston Colisee gets new owner; Portland launches new housing support program

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2026 4:03

This Day in Maine for Wednesday, September 9th, 2026.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026: Hannaford settles with managers over pay dispute; Mi'kmaq Nation acquires more tribal land

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2026 4:53

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

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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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