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Lawyer: Decosters' role in salmonella sickenings before grand jury

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Lawyers representing a disgraced egg industry magnate, his son and one of their company's financial officers sa [...]

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Portland installs electronic, solar-powered parking meters

PORTLAND — Drivers will soon be able to pay for on-street parking with credit and debit cards in parts of the city, thanks to new elec [...]

Early arrival of soft-shell lobsters perplexes Maine lobster industry

SCARBOROUGH — The early arrival of soft-shell lobsters along the southern Maine coast has industry insiders scratching their heads abo [...]

Transformer ready to be moved from Portland to Lewiston

Crews prepare a gigantic transformer for transportation at the Portland Terminal Wednesday morning. The 750,000-pound autotransformer, to be [...]

Query: Have you ever done something on social media that lives to haunt you today?

The nude baby picture of your now-tween daughter that you put on your Facebook page. The rant about your boss's latest email that you though [...]

Ladies Professional Golf Association bringing its Legends Tour to Maine

FALMOUTH — Top-flight professional golf is returning to Maine. A star-studded field of former Ladies Professional Golf Association pla [...]

5 groups show interest in Maine charter schools

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — There was at least one surprise among the five organizations that have applied to open charter schools in Maine. [...]

Maine electrical union sues over embezzled money

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Trustees of a Maine electrical workers union's trust fund have filed a lawsuit to recover $260,000 they say the [...]

Trail of petals lead police to Waterville burglary suspect

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Investigators followed a trail of flower petals to find the man suspected of breaking into the personal vehic [...]

Same-sex marriage supporters kick off Maine campaign by going door to door

BREWER, Maine — Supporters of same-sex marriage officially kicked off their referendum campaign Tuesday afternoon and began door-to-do [...]

Rumford woman awaits word on brother's cause of death

RUMFORD — Gina Cormier Child waits every day for her phone to ring. She hopes it's the Los Angeles police or the Los Angeles coroner's [...]

Lewiston students like healthier lunches

LEWISTON — Hot lunch at McMahon Elementary School on Tuesday was grilled chicken bites made with breast meat. Gone were the fried, bre [...]

Lewiston voters pass school budget in low turnout

LEWISTON — Voters passed a school budget Tuesday that will not raise property taxes and, according to educators, will help create prog [...] 1

Auburn school budget recount will be May 21

AUBURN — A school budget referendum recount will be held Monday, May 21, acting City Clerk Susan D. Clements-Dallaire said Tuesday. Sh [...] 1

PHOTOS: Fallen Officers Memorial in Auburn

Detective Chad Syphers of the Auburn Police Department presents family members with plaques during a rededication ceremony for the departmen [...]

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