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Orono man charged with murder in death of Glenburn teen

BANGOR — A 20-year-old Orono man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Nichole Cable, a 15-year-old girl from G [...]

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Hearing set on proposal to make Franklin County jail full-service

FARMINGTON — The Maine Board of Corrections will hold a public hearing June 12 on a proposal for the Franklin County Detention Center [...]

MDEA, police seize drugs and guns when arresting suspect in Peru

PERU — Police charged a Peru man in connection with a “large scale drug distribution operation.” John Gallant, 19, of 6 St [...]

Jay tears down house to improve intersection

JAY — Highway workers Tuesday took down the house at the corner of Route 133 and Hyde Road to make way for intersection improvements. [...]

After the fires: Community forum to focus on improving downtown Lewiston

LEWISTON — In the wake of three major downtown fires that left 200 hundred homeless, a community discussion about how to improve downt [...]

Suspect freed after barbecue-fork stabbing victim doesn't testify in trial

AUBURN — A Lewiston man facing up to 30 years in prison was freed from jail Monday after the victim of a barbecue-fork stabbing &mdash [...]

Wilton man charged with sledgehammer assault

WILTON — Police say a Wilton man was arrested on a charge of aggravated domestic violence assault Sunday after two adult family member [...]

Brothers sue Maine Catholic church, allege sex abuse

PORTLAND — Two brothers are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, saying church officials knew a priest was sexually abusing t [...] 1

State determines OOB town employee retaliated against

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Human Rights Commission has found that a former Old Orchard Beach town employee suffered discrimination and r [...]

LePage says in veto message that tobacco opponents should seek total ban

AUGUSTA — A bill to “simply outlaw tobacco altogether” would make more sense than piecemeal bans on smoking, Gov. Paul LeP [...] 2

No tuition increase for in-state students at UMaine for 2013-14 school year

BANGOR (AP) — University of Maine System trustees voted Monday to freeze tuition rates for the upcoming school year at 2012 levels for [...]

Central Maine Power sued by contractor for $43M

PORTLAND (AP) — One of the lead contractors on Central Maine Power Co.'s transmission line upgrade has filed a lawsuit seeking at leas [...] 1

Three indicted for Houlton meth lab

BANGOR (AP) — Three northern Maine residents have been indicted on charges of making the highly addictive drug methamphetamine. Jammie [...]

Wind power’s grip on Augusta weakening as ‘God’s Country’ presses its case

They came from the townships and plantations of Concord, Lexington, Highland, Carrying Place and Pleasant Ridge. They set out for the stateh [...] 18

Fire chief backs city ambulance service

AUBURN — Fire Chief Frank Roma is urging councilors to take another look at establishing a city rescue and ambulance service. "We are [...] 1

Maine Senate OKs bill that would link hospital debt to Medicaid expansion

AUGUSTA — For the third time in a week, Democrats in the Legislature prevailed Monday on a vote to link an expansion of Medicaid eligi [...] 1

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