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Fire crews quickly extinguish New Portland fire
Former Dirigo Dowel mill on fireWaterville man charged with robbery
WATERVILLE — A Waterville man was arrested on Front Street Thursday afternoon and charged with robbing a woman of her purse on Pleasant Street earlier in the day, according to Deputy police Chief Charles Rumsey.Court overturns sex assault convictions
Maine justices rule evidence against a Bangor man should be thrown out because it was collected under false pretenses.Skowhegan to host 79th Drama Festival
One of nine locationsRuling blocks Husson
from opening law school
For a second time, the Maine supreme court denies Husson's request to let its graduates take the Maine bar exam. Vets group pushes for
clean energy legislation
Votevets.org is spending nearly $30,000 on TV ads in Maine.Two vying for selectman seat in Sidney
Alcohol supplier sentenced
AUGUSTA -- A 23-year-old man admitted Tuesday to supplying the vodka that contributed to a teen driver losing her hands and feet in a fiery crash on her birthday in downtown Winthrop.Police incidents, Somerset County
Thursday's police blotterSpring flooding threat is called normal
An expert says snowpack in the headwaters of Maine's major rivers is in the normal range for this time of year.Babies sought for Alfond scholarships
WATERVILLE — Eligible Maine babies and their families are invited to come to the Holiday Inn on Main Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to apply for a $500 Harold Alfond College Challenge Grant.Dinner to honor former
Maine AFL-CIO chief
Eddie Gorham has been active in the labor movement for four decades.Bill Cosby to play Portland
Tickets are on sale today for the two Oct. 16 shows at Merrill Auditorium.Murphy to serve 4 years in prison for assault on officer, animal cruelty
FARMINGTON – Carol Murphy was sentenced Thursday in Franklin County Superior Court to four years in prison for assaulting an officer and animal cruelty and 30 days for contempt of court for repeatedly disrupting her trial Wednesday.Man sentenced for helping
illegal immigrants get jobs
An illegal immigrant himself, Juan Centeno Perez is expected to be deported after completing his prison sentence.Alice in Chains
to perform in Portland
Tickets for the April 15 show go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the civic center.Waterville area police logs, arrest
Waterville police probe vehicle burglariesMaine ski resort to charge for 9 rescues
Sugarloaf ski resort plans to charge nine snowboarders for the costs of their rescue from the back side of the mountain in separate incidents last weekend.Bangor man charged
after gun discharges on bus
No one was injured when the .357-caliber Magnum discharged accidentally.Wescott a Wheaties champion
Bangor hospital lays off 50 employees
Layoffs include 23 nurses.Foreign lobstermen to attend Maine fishing forum
Lobstermen from around the world are on hand for the Maine Fishermen's Forum.Wescott arrives home to crowded celebration
CARRABASSETT VALLEY -- With a wide and peaceful smile, Seth Wescott electrified Maine all over again Wednesday night.Board hears Thurston Park plan update
CHINA -- Selectmen heard an update Monday on plans for Thurston Park.Town meetings this weekend
Elections, Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Town Hall, Water Street; no contested races.Briefs
WATERVILLE -- CNN's deputy political director, Paul Steinhauser, will give an early read on the presidential campaign of 2012 at 7 p.m. tonight in Ostrove Auditorium at Colby college.Sidney fire officials concerned about communications issues
SIDNEY -- Sidney's fire and rescue workers told Rep. Bob Nutting, R-Oakland, Tuesday night they're concerned about the emergency communications network they use.Driver sent to prison for death of former UMF student
A Portland man was sentenced Wednesday to serve four years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed one of his best friends last summer.Sudanese plan celebration to benefit homeland
PORTLAND -- Maine's Sudanese refugees have traveled far since escaping civil war in their homeland over the past two decades.Shootings lead to arrests
SKOWHEGAN -- Police have arrested two people, one of them a juvenile, on felony charges related to a string of pellet-gun shootings two weeks ago.Plan by Baldacci softens the blow to state's budget
AUGUSTA -- Gov. John Baldacci proposed to alleviate some of the deepest cuts in the state budget Wednesday by providing additional funds to support human services and education.Police Log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 1:29 p.m., someone was taken to the hospital following a report of a medical emergency at the Community School on Main Street in the north village.Restaurateur receives youth service award
JACKMAN -- Alan Duplessis, owner of Four Seasons Restaurant, was recognized yesterday for an "outstanding" contribution to Maine youth.Obama takes charge, calls for vote on health bill
WASHINGTON -- The end game at hand, President Barack Obama took command Wednesday of one final attempt by Democrats to enact bitterly contested health care legislation, calling for an "up or down vote" within weeks under rules denying Republicans the ability to kill the bill with mere talk.AG panel: Animal abuse shouldn't be felony
Allowing prosecutors to charge people who abuse more than 25 animals with a felony rather than a misdemeanor is unnecessary, a group appointed by the Attorney General says.Education officials react to changes in funding
AUGUSTA -- Maine's school and university officials heard their first bit of promising budget news Wednesday after months of making plans for sharp budget reductions.From Gitmo to battles in Afghanistan
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- A man who was freed from Guantanamo more than two years ago after he claimed he only wanted to go home and help his family is now a senior commander running Taliban resistance to the U.S.-led offensive in southern Afghanistan, two senior Afghan intelligence officials say.Suspects in Vt. wanted in local thefts
Two Augusta residents linked to burglaries in China, Vassalboro, Sidney, Albion and other towns in Kennebec County are in custody in Vermont after being apprehended this week with property belonging to a school there.Bill would restrict birth, marriage files
AUGUSTA -- Maine lawmakers heard arguments Wednesday for a bill that would restrict the release of birth and marriage records as a way to combat fraud and identity theft.Board to weigh closing Cornville Elementary
SKOWHEGAN -- The school board will take a show-of-hands vote tonight to see if there is support among members to look into closing the Cornville Elementary School.Residents pan zoning's limits on land use
VASSALBORO -- Marshall Crandall purchased his 4 acres on China Lake four years ago -- partly, he said, because Vassalboro had so few "intrusive ordinances."Burglar apologizes before trip to prison
AUGUSTA -- A burglar with a penchant for lifting baseball cards, jewelry and coins admitted in court Wednesday to committing numerous break-ins and thefts at homes in Kennebec and Somerset counties between 2006 and 2007.Jury convicts woman
of cruelty, assault
FARMINGTON -- It took a Franklin County jury 30 minutes on Wednesday to find Carol Murphy guilty of animal cruelty and of assaulting an officer with a stun gun.FIRED UP
Staff photo by David Leaming
Robert McCaslin watches as flames consume the brush he and his son Troy were burning off McCaslin Drive in Winslow on Wednesday. Conditions were good for burning, as the top level of ground was dry and underneath still wet.Superior Court
AUGUSTA -- A number of people were sentenced Tuesday and Wednesday in separate cases handled in Kennebec County Superior Court:Most...
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