PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Fish and Game officers have come to the aid of three hikers who stopped on a Mount Washington trail when it got too dark. The hikers from Maine were guided down Tuckerman’s Ravine Trail on Monday night after calling 911. They were identified as 70-year-old John Reinsboroug and […]
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College of the Atlantic receives $1.25M gift
BAR HARBOR (AP) — Maine’s College of the Atlantic has received a $1.25 million gift that will pay for a faculty head of the school’s literature and women’s studies program. The Bar Harbor school says the gift comes from the Stewart family, longtime seasonal residents of Northeast Harbor, and will create what’s being called The […]
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Ron Paul delegates mounting floor fight over new rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ron Paul’s delegates are trying to mount a floor fight over new GOP rules designed to limit the ability of insurgent presidential candidates to amass delegates to future Republican conventions. It is unclear whether they can rally enough support to force a vote on alternative rules. But they could provide an […]
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Teen drivers impacted by new Maine laws
AUGUSTA (AP) — Teenage drivers are likely to feel the most direct impact of new Maine laws that will take effect this Thursday. A wide-ranging law increases fines and terms of license suspensions for violating conditions on a juvenile provisional license, and increases the amount of time a repeat offender would lose his or her […]
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Bangor’s bomb squad removes hand grenade with live primer
ORONO — Bangor’s bomb squad was called to Orono Sunday afternoon to deal with a hand grenade with a live primer, just two days after a rusty old grenade was removed from Lamoine Beach, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Monday. A person cleaning a Forest Avenue residence “found a grenade that was drilled out,” […]
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LePage designates Lewiston, Auburn as business friendly
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage and Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner George Gervais announced Monday the next round of Maine cities and towns earning business-friendly status. The five communities selected from a group of seven in the second round of the Governor’s business-friendly certification program were Lewiston, Auburn, Pittsfield, Cumberland and Westbrook. […]
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Maine trooper pleads not guilty to OUI charge
HOULTON (AP) — A veteran Maine State Police sergeant accused of driving a department cruiser while under the influence of alcohol has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say an attorney for Sgt. Julie Bergan entered the plea on her behalf in writing at her arraignment earlier this month. Authorities say Bergan was issued a summons after […]
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Midcoast wood products firm finds success in catering to customers’ wishes
ROCKLAND — Mass customization is considered the path to success for Maine’s wood products industry and representatives from around northern New England toured one of those success stories. Representatives from companies that craft products out of wood met Friday, Aug. 17 at CedarWorks at both its company offices in Rockport and its manufacturing plant in […]
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Maine gas prices up another 2 cents
AUGUSTA (AP) — There’s more pain at the pump for Maine residents. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price for a gallon of gasoline has risen nearly two cents in the past week to $3.85, which is 12 cents above the national average. The national average has increased three cents per gallon […]
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Maine woman wins N.H. beach talent contest
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A Maine woman is one of the big winners in the annual Hampton Beach Talent Competition with her rendition of the Whitney Houston song, “I Have Nothing.” Shayleen Letellier from Arundel, Maine, won the senior division category. She won $500 for her performance Sunday, the conclusion of the three-day competition. In […]