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Restaurants: Many going out this New Year’s Eve

LEWISTON — If you’re going out for New Year’s Eve, you may want to make reservations. Mild weather, an improved economy and falling gas prices mean more people will ring in 2015 by going out on the town, local restaurateurs say. “Right now, we’ve got 300 people” for Sea40’s New Year’s Eve Bash, said hostess […]

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Maine police out in full force over the holidays

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine police departments are beefing up their patrols over the holiday season in an effort to stymie drunken driving. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said about 70 police departments across the state recently received federal grants to pay overtime for officers who will be on the lookout for drunk […]