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Caribou native Jessica Meir will take part in first all-female spacewalk

The announcement comes almost seven months after NASA scrapped its first planned all-female spacewalk.

October has just arrived, but Maine already has snow in the forecast

Fall has only just arrived, but Friday morning will for some Mainers bring the first snow of the season.

Jessica Meir conducting experiments on space station that could aide cancer treatment

Maine astronaut Jessica Meir has been aboard the International Space Station only a few days, but she is already at work on experiments that could prove key to cancer patients down here on Earth.

Watch as Maine astronaut Jessica Meir arrives at the International Space Station

Jessica Meir will complete her six-hour space flight Wednesday afternoon when she reaches the International Space Station, some 220 miles above the Earth.

Watch Maine’s Jessica Meir blast off on her first space flight

Jessica Meir, a Caribou native and member of NASA’s 21st class of astronauts, is making her first journey into space Wednesday morning.

Jessica Meir becomes first Maine woman to journey into space

Aroostook County native Jessica Meir made history on Wednesday when she became the first Maine woman to journey into space.

Maine astronaut Jessica Meir is going into space Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know.

Jessica Meir on Wednesday morning will soar far above the gentle slopes of her native Caribou and towering Katahdin to heights most Mainers could only dream of.

Hancock County man dies in Amity motorcycle crash

Jeffrey Warren, 60, died at the scene Saturday evening, police said.

The moose that melted our hearts when she befriended a German shepherd has died

A young moose that won the hearts and minds of people across the state when she made fast friends with a German shepherd last year has died.

A Fort Fairfield man killed after he was ejected in I-95 crash

A Fort Fairfield man died Saturday night after police say he was ejected from a car that crashed off Interstate 95 in Howland.

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