BANGOR — Bessey Motors head coach Shane Slicer got word Tuesday night that Colton Carson would not be allowed to pitch in Wednesday’s American Legion state semifinal because the official scorebook had Carson tallied at 81 pitches in Saturday’s game against Yankee Ford. Slicer and the team decided to start Carson, anyway, even knowing that […]
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Impromptu firetruck tour in Lewiston
Akeem Alanizi, left, Zachary Hartman, Aylah Vallier and Ameerah Alasagi are given a tour Wednesday morning of the side panel of a Lewiston firetruck. Firefighters Carlos Ortiz, behind the group, and Andrew Jordan lead the tour of the truck, which was parked near Kennedy Park. The truck was there because the firefighters had to stop […]
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Central Maine Healthcare board backs CEO
LEWISTON — Despite no-confidence votes at all three of its hospitals, Central Maine Healthcare’s board of directors wants CEO Jeff Brickman to stay put. In a memo sent to employees Wednesday, board Chairwoman Deborah Dunlap Avasthi said the board voted Tuesday night to affirm its support of both Brickman and his plans for the hospital […]
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Pit bull attacks woman and her 2 teen daughters in Rumford
RUMFORD — A woman and her teenage daughters were attacked Wednesday by a neighbor’s pit bull and treated at Rumford Hospital, police said. Police got a call at 10:25 a.m. from an Erchles Street resident, who said a pit bull was attacking a neighbor and not letting go of her leg, Chief Stacy Carter said […]
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PETA ads aim to discourage Maine tourists from eating lobster
Welcome to Maine. Please don’t eat the lobster. That is the message PETA is sending to arriving passengers at the state’s largest airport this month. The animal rights group has bought a month’s worth of ads at the Portland International Jetport that feature a lobster holding a sign proclaiming, “I’m ME, Not Meat.” It further […]
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Paul LePage to lead trade mission to UK and Ireland
AUGUSTA — Maine’s North Atlantic Development Office is putting together a trade mission headed by Gov. Paul LePage for companies interested in increasing business with the United Kingdom and Ireland. The nine-day trade mission in September will feature “business meetings, group events, and unique cultural opportunities designed to help Maine companies expand their business development […]
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Donald Trump calls on Sessions to end Mueller's Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump called Wednesday for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, a day after Trump’s former campaign chairman went on trial. Taking to Twitter to complain about the ongoing Russia investigation, Trump said Sessions “should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, […]
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Without a contract, Lewiston police to wear green T-shirts
LEWISTON — In response to stalled contract negotiations between the city and the police union, patrol officers will wear specially made, green T-shirts on the job to express dissatisfaction with the situation, a union representative said. Corey Jacques, president of the local chapter of the Maine Association of Police, announced the action late Tuesday, with […]
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Family disputes police finding of no crime in stabbing death of Portland man
The family of the 22-year-old Portland man who died of a stab wound shortly after crashing his car on Brighton Avenue said Tuesday they disagree with the police conclusion that no crime was committed. Patrick Lobor died Saturday afternoon after his car struck a vehicle that had stopped for a red light at Brighton and […]
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Judge blocks release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the plans to be posted online. The company behind the plans, Austin, Texas-based Defense Distributed, had reached a settlement with the […]