AUGUSTA (AP) — The average retail cost of a gallon of gas in Maine is down another 4 cents to $3.51. Price-monitoring website GasBuddy.com reported Monday that that’s more than 42 cents lower per gallon than at the same time last year, but still 13 cents higher than the current national average. Prices in Maine […]
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Mainers urged to raise awareness of mental illness
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage and advocates are seeking to raise awareness and education about mental illness in Maine. The Republican governor declared Oct. 6-12 Mental Illness Awareness Week. Maine’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness said one in four Maine residents are affected by mental illnesses like severe anxiety disorder, bipolar […]
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Firefighters battle garage blaze in Blue Hill
BLUE HILL — Nearly 50 volunteer firefighters from four communities quelled a dramatic fire Sunday afternoon that consumed a three-story garage on Pleasant Street and sent flames and clouds of black smoke shooting high into the sky. No firefighters were injured while fighting the fire, which threatened nearby structures including the owner’s home and the […]
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Grass-roots effort underway to create statewide economic development strategy
In 2009, when FairPoint Communications wanted to entice the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve its acquisition of Verizon’s landline business in Maine, it sweetened the deal with a promise to invest in Maine’s economic development. The telecommunications company won its approval and invested in excess of $500,000 over several years to commission ViTAL Economy, […]
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German shepherd makes trip from Maine to NC to reunite with family
BRUNSWICK — After a six-month odyssey that led him from Florida to Maine, a cuddly German shepherd will be reunited with his original owners Saturday, thanks to the Coastal Humane Society. Nine-year-old Chisum was surrendered to the Flagler Humane Society in Flagler County, Fla., in April, after his owners, Kathy and Nelson Walden, relocated to […]
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Injured Maine woman rescued from closed park
BAR HARBOR (AP) — An injured Maine hiker has been rescued from a trail in Acadia National Park, which is closed during the federal government shutdown. A ranger says the 69-year-old Portland woman was hiking along the Flying Mountain when she fell and cut her knee and was unable to walk out. She called 911 […]
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3,500 people to run in marathon, half-marathon
PORTLAND (AP) — Thousands of people are running in this year’s Maine Marathon. Sunday’s 26.2-mile race goes from Portland to Yarmouth and back. Organizers say about 3,500 people entered to run either the marathon or half-marathon. Both races began at 7:45 a.m. Twenty-seven-year-old Dan Vassallo of Peabody, Mass. won last year’s marathon in 2 hours, […]
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20 years after tragic Maine crash, parents still honoring son
LISBON — News that changes your life comes in an instant and sometimes it breaks your heart. Daphne and Steve Izer remember well the night the police came to their door 20 years ago. It was just before 11 p.m. on Oct. 10, 1993, a Sunday. He was watching TV. She had just stood to go to […]
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Truckers say safety a priority
HERMON — Truckers passing through Maine say they keep safety at the front of their minds all the time because their livelihood is at stake. “That’s No. 1. If you’re not safe, you’re not going to get to where you’re going,” said Duane Laybolt, a truck driver from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, who had taken a […]
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Crashes down in Maine, but where are you mostly likely to be in a car accident?
AUGUSTA — Over the past 10 years, the number of crashes on Maine’s roads and highways has decreased, as has the number of accidents that resulted in injuries or death. Still, troublesome intersections persist throughout the state. The Bangor Daily News has compiled information from the Maine Department of Transportation to identify where those intersections […]