The Carvivores, a three-woman team, carved one day in wind chill that made the temperature seem like 55 below zero in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
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Posted inMaine
Fire damages six-unit apartment building in Skowhegan
Two people jumped out of a first-floor window after the fire started, and one went to the hospital with burns, according to a fire official.
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Noodle bar in downtown Portland robbed
The armed robber, described as a white man with facial hair, fled down High Street, police say.
Posted inFranklin, Sports
Photos: Patriots dominate the slopes at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — New England Patriots fans are showing their support on the slopes before they head indoors to watch the big game. More than 100 fans wearing Patriots jerseys shared a pregame moment Sunday by creating a sea of blue as they skied together at Maine’s Sugarloaf. Several skied with Patriots flags. The […]
Posted inMaine
Tractor trailer gets caught up on fire escape of building in downtown Waterville
Police and fire officials helped cut the truck free Saturday night and direct it out onto Main Street.
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Carbon monoxide dangers concern Rumford fire chief
Rumford Fire Chief Chris Reed holds a carbon monoxide detector, which he says people must have to protect themselves from a gas that is colorless, odorless and deadly. Carbon monoxide danger levels. RUMFORD — Maine State Police last Tuesday discovered a Lyman, New Hampshire, couple, along with several cats and dogs, dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, sj-web
Final answers with 'Millionaire' contestant Lisa Karahalios
A funny thing happened as Lisa Karahalios went for it all on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” The host, Chris Harrison, had just asked her a question. Lisa gave her answer, having no idea that events on the other side of the globe would completely overshadow her moment in the hot seat. “It was […]
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The college dilemma: vocational or liberal arts?
Nobody has better framed the difficulty of a tough choice than Robert Frost. “Two woods diverged in a yellow wood,” he began in “The Road Not Taken.” He concluded, “I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Our choices don’t always narrow to two. But for decades America’s colleges […]
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Here’s a story about some dogs named Brady
Dozens of Maine dogs are named after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
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Maine lawmakers have a heaping serving of new food policy proposals on their plate
They’ll chew over bills seeking to boost local foods and improve labeling, and one that would establish a constitutional right to food.