BERWICK (AP) — A Berwick man already on Maine’s sex offender registry has been charged with trying to lure two fifth-grade girls into his vehicle by offering them candy. Police said 23-year-old Kevin Weeden faces charges of solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act, failure to register as a sex offender and prohibited […]
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Hydrogen cars gaining traction in the marketplace
The current conventional wisdom is that plug-in electric vehicles will be the clean, sleek cars of tomorrow. Think of Tesla’s Model S or Nissan’s Leaf. These cars get most of the media attention, and policymakers tend to toss tax breaks their way. Not all automakers, however, are persuaded that plug-ins are the only way to […]
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Drivers told to be on the lookout for deer
AUGUSTA (AP) — State transportation and wildlife officials are urging motorists to be careful because of a rebound in the deer population and the fact it’s mating season. About a third of the state’s deer died during the 2008-09 winter, but the population has bounced back to about 200,000, according to a state biologist. November […]
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Train hits car in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man escaped injury when the car he was driving was struck by a train at the crossing near the Bank Building on Saturday morning, police Chief Ernest L. Steward Sr. said. Manuel Rodriguez, 35, of Livermore Falls told Sgt. Vernon Stevens that he did not see the train signal lights […]
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Legendary summer: Poland girl tops among rookies in NELCAR
POLAND — At a time when most preteen girls are discussing last summer’s best beach days with friends or hanging out at the Mall, one young girl in Poland is reflecting on a summer spent going in circles. After six years racing Karts, 12-year-old Maggie Ferland jumped into a Legends car last spring to compete […]
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Greene man charged with threatening Sabattus man
AUBURN — State prosecutors filed a civil complaint against a Greene man under the Maine Civil Rights Act after he reportedly threatened to hit a Sabattus man with a baseball bat and called him racial slurs. Keith Clayton Hanning, 77, was charged with criminal threatening, a Class D misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days […]
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Bombings kill 58 in south and central Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings and other attacks in Iraq killed at least 58 people in mostly Shiite-majority cities on Sunday, another bloody reminder of the government’s failure to stem the surge of violence that is feeding sectarian tensions. Iraq is experiencing its deadliest bout of violence since 2008, raising fears the […]
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Augusta cyclist struck by car last month dies
AUGUSTA (AP) — Police said a bicyclist injured in a collision with a vehicle in Augusta late last month has died. Authorities said 20-year-old Terrance Ladd died on Saturday. Police said that on Aug. 30 Ladd collided with a vehicle driven by 27-year-old Leona Peaslee who was driving north on Northern Avenue and trying to […]
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Pistol rounds set off after truck catches fire
BETHEL — A full magazine of live handgun ammunition was expended Monday evening when the vehicle it was in caught fire. At about 6 p.m., Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputy Sullivan Rizzo responded to the scene of a vehicle fire on Intervale Road. Rizzo, speaking Monday, said he arrived on the scene to find a 2003 Ford […]
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Jay Historical Society putting itself and history back together
JAY — The Jay Historical Society is still trying to put its historical documents and archives back together in the Florence Raymond Building. The end portion of the building that housed the Archive Room and office were destroyed when a car went nearly all the way through the end of the building on April 2. […]