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Fire victims feeling at home again

LEWISTON — Weeks after fires destroyed downtown apartment buildings, displacing as many as 200 people, families are finally finding th [...]

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Somerset County sues state Corrections Board

SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Somerset County has sued the state prisons board in an attempt to get payment of more than $280,000 the county says i [...]

Maine businesses to receive environmental awards

WINSLOW (AP) — Three businesses, a nonprofit and a new venture are being named as this year's winners of the Governor's Awards for Env [...]

Ex-chief of Maine nonprofit sentenced for stealing

PORTLAND (AP) — The former executive director of a Maine nonprofit that serves the poor has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in fede [...]

Lawmakers get first look at bill that overhauls Maine's tax system

AUGUSTA — A bill that would make sweeping changes to the way Maine collects taxes on income, sales and property received a mixed react [...] 1

Lewiston City Council approves 20% water rate hike

LEWISTON — A 20 percent water rate hike is too much at this time, residents told City Councilors Tuesday. "I'm truly upset that you wa [...]

New law requires suicide prevention training for Maine schools

AUGUSTA — A bill that state Rep. Paul Gilbert has called the most important of his legislative career was signed into law Tuesday by G [...]

Lewiston targets fake pot, bath salts

LEWISTON — Police are calling for local rules that ban so-called bath salts and other synthetic drugs, closing a gap in federal and st [...]

Oxford Casino sale waiting on gambling board license

AUGUSTA — The Oxford Casino won't be asked to apply for a new casino operator's license if the Gambling Control Board approves the cas [...]

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

LEWISTON — In the wake of three major downtown fires that left 200 people homeless, a community discussion about how to improve downto [...] 1

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. [...] 1

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 [...]

Solution sought for former Forster Mill

WILTON — The owner of the former Forster Mill on Depot Street has recently hired a new representative to help seek a solution for demo [...]

Western Maine road, bridge projects total $53.56 million

RUMFORD —  In February, the Maine Department of Transportation presented its $1.812 billion Work Plan for 2013, 2014 and 2015 to [...]

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

In this image made from video provided by APTN, Pope Francis lays his hands on the head of a young man on Sunday, May 19, 2013, after celebr [...]

Rumford Group Homes awarded federal grant to help pregnant, parenting youth

RUMFORD — Rumford Group Homes Inc. was awarded a five-year grant to establish a Maternity Group Home Transitional Living Program for p [...]

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