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Elephants in Maine find a home in Hope

HOPE — When Rosie the retired circus elephant arrived in Hope, she walked with a shuffling, stiff-legged gait. Her trunk was so weak t [...]

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Missouri highway buckles when rail cars hit overpass

CHAFFEE, Mo. — A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pilla [...]

'Best lilac bloom we've had in a long time' at Paris Lilac Festival

Lilacs bloom in all their aromatic splendor at McLaughlin Gardens on Saturday during the four-day Memorial Day Weekend Lilac Festival i [...]

Singles tennis: Thompson's patience pays off

Amber Pritchard of Winthrop returns a shot during her first round match against Sarah Smith of Calais during the MPA singles tennis tourname [...]

Heroin on the rise in Maine as state crackdown on prescription opiates paves the way

BRUNSWICK — Now stronger, easier to score and cheaper than other drugs, heroin has made a comeback in Maine over the past year. Police [...] 6

Tigers and gators and camels in Maine? Asian and African wildlife is not safari away.

There are tigers in Mount Vernon, elephants in Hope, monkeys in Trenton. They're wildlife from away. But rescued, retired, rehabilitated or [...]

Wind projects having a positive impact

Maine’s wind energy industry is making a positive difference in communities around the state. By supplying clean, renewable energy, wi [...]

Supply low, price high for popular antibiotic

LEWISTON — Maine patients, doctors and pharmacists are dealing with another drug shortage, this one an antibiotic to treat Lyme diseas [...]

Sights unseen: Auburn's Performance Product Painting Inc.

Performance Product Painting Inc. in Auburn has been in business for 25 years. It started when two friends, David Sullivan, a commercial pai [...]

A requiem for Lewiston’s tenements

In the span of one week from late April to early May, three arson fires destroyed nine tenement buildings in downtown Lewiston, displacing t [...] 1

Track and Field: Up from the ashes for these Lewiston athletes

LEWISTON — Mana Abdi and her family already had fled the frightening scene when her phone buzzed, announcing the incoming text message [...]

Governor, Legislature working together on county jail woes

Gov. Paul LePage's office and legislative leaders are cooperating to re-examine the state's network of county jails. For several weeks &mdas [...]

The Hot Corner: Time to put those 'Hounds on track

The week's interminable spring showers pelted the well-worn path surrounding Thompson Field at Lisbon High School, rapidly transforming the [...]

Hebron Academy grads urged to embrace change

Hebron Academy seniors Elijah Dickson Moreshead, left, of Auburn and A'Nyce Munroe of Nassau, Bahamas, lead fellow classmates into the [...]

Maine official: State funding for a new Edward Little 'isn't hopeless'

AUGUSTA — When it comes to building a new Edward Little High School, patience could pay off. For the past year, Auburn officials have [...]

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