Pertussis cases ballooned in October, and with 64 cases reported statewide it was the worst month so far this year for the infectious disease, which produces a violent cough. The October figures bring the total number of pertussis cases to 332 for the first 10 months of 2018, according to the Maine Center for Disease […]
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Jury selection begins in York in trial of former priest
ALFRED — A rare trial tied to the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal is set to begin next week in York County. Jury selection began Monday afternoon at the Alfred courthouse for Ronald Paquin, a former priest from Massachusetts. He was a key figure in the Boston priest sex abuse scandal in the early 2000s […]
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Maine Democratic chair, vice chair won't see new terms
AUGUSTA — Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett and Vice Chairwoman Peggy Schaffer won’t be seeking re-election to their posts. Bartlett and Schaffer, who announced their decisions Sunday, are going out on a high note. Democrat Janet Mills won the gubernatorial race, Democrat Jared Golden flipped a Republican congressional seat thanks to ranked-choice voting, and […]
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John Ford Sr., retired Maine game warden, author, dies at 71
A retired game warden who wrote a book about his experiences patrolling the Maine woods died Saturday after battling cancer. John Ford Sr., who joined the Maine Warden Service in 1970, was 71. In addition to his service as a warden, Ford served two terms as Waldo County sheriff and was a wildlife artist and […]
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A few inches of snow expected Tuesday then a bitter, cold Thanksgiving
Maine is done with heavy snow accumulations for now, but the Thanksgiving holiday week promises to bring extreme cold to the region. Even though the official start of winter is still more than a month away, Thanksgiving Day temperatures could drop into the single digits, with high temperatures of 17 degrees forecast for Lewiston-Auburn and […]
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College Football: Maine gets first-round bye in NCAA tournament
Jaron Grayer, left, and Kayon Whitaker photograph the championship trophy during a gathering at Sea Dog Brewery Company in Bangor on Sunday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald Photo) BANGOR — The University of Maine went from being considered preseason afterthoughts to one of the nation’s best football teams this fall. That point was clearly made […]
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Maine veterinarians offer more compassionate ways to euthanize pets
Maine veterinarians are offering more compassionate care and surroundings to make euthanizing cherished pets less traumatic.
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College football: Maine holds off Elon for CAA title
ORONO — The University of Maine’s defense made one last stand Saturday afternoon and the Black Bears claimed the Colonial Athletic Association championship. Sterling Sheffield hit Elon quarterback Daniel Thompson as he was throwing the ball, leading to an incompletion on fourth down from the Maine 42, and Maine held on to defeat the Phoenix […]
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Tips on how to fix a snowblower
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) — Snowblowers can be a lifesaver, especially when mother nature gets cranking. To protect your snowblower when the snow is too deep, there is actually one part on most snowblowers that is designed to fail. A broken snowblower can make Maine’s long winter seem even longer. “When you’re going through the snow you […]
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Tips on how to fix a snowblower
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) — Snowblowers can be a lifesaver, especially when mother nature gets cranking. To protect your snowblower when the snow is too deep, there is actually one part on most snowblowers that is designed to fail. A broken snowblower can make Maine’s long winter seem even longer. “When you’re going through the snow you […]