OXFORD — As of early last week, the entry list for the 45th annual Clark’s Scrap Metals Oxford 250 had already swollen to 60, and is expected to approach 70 by the middle of this week. The breakdown in this list overflowing with talented teams includes 37 drivers from Maine, 11 from New Hampshire, four […]
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Angus King supports push for cannabis for veterans
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s independent senator says he is getting behind an effort to research how medicinal cannabis could help veterans. Sen. Angus King is part of a bipartisan group of legislators that wants to authorize the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to advance research about the safety and efficacy of medicinal cannabis for veterans […]
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Ride for Suicide founder hopes 2nd year continues discussion
LEWISTON — With the second anniversary of his father’s death approaching, Nick Danforth decided last summer to organize the first Ride for Suicide in just four weeks. He says he felt depressed but inspired, thinking it might feel good to raise awareness around suicide and help someone else. A woman in her 50s saw him […]
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Donald Trump ready to ease rules on coal-fired power plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is set to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to slow global warming, the Clean Power Plan that restricts greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. A plan to be announced in coming days would give states broad authority to determine how to restrict carbon dioxide […]
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18-year-old charged with stealing car, robbing Lewiston gas station
LEWISTON — An 18-year-old Fairfield man was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with stealing a car and robbing a Main Street gas station and mini mart. Police charged Isaac Howard Sterling with Class B robbery and theft of a motor vehicle, Lt. David St. Pierre said. A clerk at the Irving Mainway at 674 […]
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3-year-old hit by SUV in Lewiston on Sunday
LEWISTON — A 3-year-old Lewiston girl suffered minor injuries Sunday night when she was struck by a car. The mother of Nina Patrick had parked her vehicle at 209 Ash St. where she was unloading her family when the little girl made her way between some cars and into the roadway, where she was struck. […]
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Westbrook Democrat resigns after misconduct allegations
Dillon Bates, a two-term Democratic state representative from Westbrook who has been accused of inappropriate relationships with female students, has resigned effective immediately. Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon, who had previously sought the two-term lawmaker’s resignation, shared an email from the 30-year-old former teacher and coach on Monday. “Speaker Gideon, I will be resigning my […]
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Shots fired at gate of U.S. Embassy in Turkey; no one hurt
ISTANBUL (AP) — Shots were fired from a moving car at the U.S. Embassy in Turkey before dawn on Monday, an attack that came during heightened tensions between the two NATO allies. There were no casualties and no claim of responsibility for the fleeting attack, in which three of the six bullets that were fired […]
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U.S. says conserving oil no longer an economic imperative
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major new policy statement that threatens to undermine decades of government campaigns for gas-thrifty cars and other conservation programs. The position was outlined in a memo released last month in support of the administration’s proposal […]
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Mold shuts down dormitory at Southern Maine Community College
SOUTH PORTLAND — About 60 Southern Maine Community College students living at Spring Point Residence Hall moved to temporary quarters Sunday after being told Saturday night they had less than 24 hours to vacate the dorm because of widespread mold in the building. The college attributed the problem to a malfunction in the dorm’s heating, […]