BATH (AP) — Police in Bath are investigating the theft of 11 apple tree saplings from a public park. The thefts occurred last month at the 10-acre South End Park along the Kennebec River. The trees were planted with help from an $8,000 grant from the state under the Project Canopy urban forestry mission. City […]
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State Republican parties mired in dysfunction
PORTLAND (AP) — Plagued by infighting and deep ideological divisions, state Republican parties from Alaska to Maine are mired in dysfunction. Several state Republican leaders have been forced out or resigned in recent months, and many state GOP parties face financial problems and skeptical national leaders. Democrats are not immune to such problems, but the […]
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County sees July baby boom as Brits celebrate royal birth
PRESQUE ISLE — As the U.K. commemorated the royal birth with a 41-gun salute this week, Aroostook County was already reveling in a baby boom of its own. Nine babies were born during the week of July 15, eight of them during a 72-hour window, at A.R. Gould Memorial Hospital in Presque Isle. “For a hospital […]
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Arrest made in death of Maine man
DETROIT (AP) — Police say an arrest has been made in the death of a Maine man last week. Maine public safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Wednesday that 22-year-old Jason Cote was arrested and charged with murder in the death of 47-year-old Ricky Cole of Detroit, Maine. McCausland said in a news release the state […]
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LePage to visit town damaged by train derailment
AUGUSTA— Maine Gov. Paul LePage will visit the small Quebec town just across the border where a runaway train killed dozens of people and leveled much of the downtown, his office said Wednesday. LePage will attend a memorial Mass for the victims Saturday in Lac-Megantic. Before the ceremony, he will meet with Lac-Megantic Mayor Colette […]
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Little advertising in Maine for health care law
AUGUSTA (AP) — Some states are gearing up to help get the word out about the new federal health care law, but Maine officials are taking a more hands-off approach. Maine’s community groups and health centers are getting about $2 million to promote the new health insurance marketplace, or about $1.50 per state resident. But, […]
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Two lost female hikers — one pregnant — found, but die short time later after driving car into ocean
ROQUE BLUFFS (AP) — A Maine woman and her pregnant friend visiting from Pennsylvania got lost hiking and were rescued but died later that evening, authorities said, when they accidentally drove their car into the ocean in the nighttime fog. Amy Stiner, 37, of Machias, and Melissa Moyer, 38, of Sunbury, Pa., presumably drowned when […]
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Wells man charged with receiving delivery of 22 pounds of marijuana
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A Maine man is accused of possessing 22 pounds of marijuana in New Hampshire. Thirty-year-old James Barnes of Wells, Maine, was arrested Tuesday in Dover after police said they conducted a controlled delivery of the drug to him. The delivery was conducted by the New Hampshire State Police Narcotics and Investigations […]
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Americans have harder time climbing
Yes, the royal baby has dropped, and guess what? It looks like Winston Churchill. How do we know that? All babies look like Churchill: Chubby, bald, wrinkly and grumpy. We kid the royals, of course. We’re Americans; that’s what we do. We fought two wars to eliminate hereditary titles and assure that smart, hard-working people […]
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Liberty BBQ features famed journalist
LEWISTON — The Defense of Liberty political action committee will hold its 2nd Annual Defense of Liberty BBQ at the home of Stavros Mendros on Saturday, July 27 starting at 1 p.m. The headline speaker will be Ben Swann, an award-winning television reporter who has received international attention for covering controversial issues in his fact-checking […]