AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTrade & Tariffs: Gov. Janet Mills says the U.S.-Canada tariff fight is hurting both sides and warns northern Maine could feel it fast, including road-salt delivery disruptions, in a letter published in Canada’s Toronto Star. Public Safety: Maine State Police are investigating a wrong-way, head-on crash on I-295 in Portland that sent three people to Maine Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries; the 88-year-old driver mistakenly entered southbound lanes near Exit 8. Wildfire Response: Penobscot Volunteer Fire Department crews are still mopping up hot spots after a 5-acre wildfire near Dunbar Road and Castine Road, with Castine Road expected to close again during fire attack operations. Health Policy: Maine is among states suing the Trump administration over new Title X funding conditions, challenging rules tied to clinic practices and patient recognition requirements. Community & Care: A Hampden family is raising money to send their 4-year-old, who has MECP2 duplication syndrome, to a medical conference in Houston for treatment options and research connections. Local Life: UNE students and volunteers helped rebuild Biddeford Pool dunes by planting 20,000 dune-grass stalks after 2024 storms washed dunes away.
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