And here is the latest expected snowfall totals across our area. pic.twitter.com/35LA384VNx — NWS Gray (@NWSGray) February 12, 2017 (function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; var js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘https://embed.samdesk.io/js/2/embed.js’; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘sam-embed-js’)); STATEWIDE — The anticipated winter storm has crossed into Maine, […]
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Police kill man, shoot woman while investigating burglary in Vassalboro
Maine state police say officers shot and killed a man and injured a woman after the pick-up truck they were in rammed a state police cruiser. AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine state police say officers shot and killed a man and injured a woman after the pick-up truck they were in rammed a state police […]
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Moving Maine to the Atlantic Time Zone could have advantages
What seems like an innocent enough question elicits strong reactions among Maine’s people. The problem might be in the way the question has been phrased. Much of the media coverage and ensuing web- and Facebook-based polls ask the question: Should Maine change time zones to Atlantic Standard Time? Unfortunately, many people do not realize that […]
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Electricity program staff paid by supplier
AUGUSTA — For the first time in 16 years, the staff of Maine PowerOptions appeared before lawmakers Thursday to answer questions about how the quasi-state program brings together hundreds of municipalities and school districts to help them buy electricity. The hearing followed an investigation by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting last month that […]
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Eric Brakey stands up for students who lobby for pet hedgehogs
AUGUSTA — Some Maine sixth-graders are pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill that would make it easier for residents to keep hedgehogs as pets. Maine and eight other states currently restrict or ban the tiny, quill-covered creatures, which can carry salmonella. The students asked a legislative committee on Tuesday if the state could ease restrictions […]
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Settlement for Portland Black Lives Matter protesters falls apart
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A prosecutor says a plea deal with 17 participants in a Black Lives Matter protest that blocked traffic in Portland is now off the table. Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Ackerman made the announcement after a meeting between protesters and police was canceled Wednesday. She said protesters violated conditions of a restorative […]
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Wardens, police search for Sanford woman missing since Jan. 22
SANFORD (AP) — The Maine Warden Service and Sanford Police have searched the area for a missing woman who was last seen more than a week ago. Kerry Rear, of Sanford, was reported missing on Sunday. Game wardens and officers searched wooded areas near Route 4 on Tuesday. Police say the 40-year-old Rear has not […]
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Cause of fire that killed father, son can’t be determined
WASHINGTON, Maine (AP) — Maine fire officials say the exact cause of a fire that killed a father and son cannot be determined because of the extent of damage to the house. Fifty three-year-old Steven Rhodes and his 25-year-old son, Isaac Rhodes, died in the Washington fire earlier this month. The State Fire Marshal’s Office […]
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BIW hosts ceremony for final stealth destroyer to be named for LBJ
BATH (AP) — A Navy shipbuilder in Maine is marking a milestone in construction of the last of three stealthy destroyers. The daughters of Lyndon B. Johnson are going to be on hand Monday at Bath Iron Works for the keel-laying ceremony of the warship bearing the late president’s name. Keel-laying ceremonies date to the […]
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Health groups want to increase access to naloxone
BANGOR (AP) — Four health care groups are working to increase access to the anti-opioid drug naloxone in the Bangor area. Naloxone is used to treat opioid overdoses. Eastern Maine Medical Center, St. Joseph Healthcare, Acadia Hospital and Penobscot Community Health Care are providing 500 survival kits to people who don’t have the ability to […]