The sign at a road construction site was changed by a hacker to read “Warning Zombies Ahead!” on Wednesday morning. It originally read “Night work 8 pm-6 am. Expect delays.” City spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said the signs are a safety precaution and changing it could have led to driver distraction. She told The Portland Press […]
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West Gardiner drug theft suspect stabs police dog
RANDOLPH (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of stealing prescription drugs stabbed a police dog in his attempts to escape then holed up in a Randolph apartment for several hours. The Kennebec County Sheriff’s department said a report came in at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday that 20-year-old Dustin Smith was at the Windsor Heights Apartment […]
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Ex-U.S. Sen. Mitchell honored as peacemaker
PORTLAND (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell has been honored for helping bring peace to Northern Ireland. Mitchell received the fifth annual Claddagh Award from the Maine Irish Heritage Center on Wednesday. The award is given to a Maine native of Irish descent who has devoted his or her life to serving the community. […]
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Boat involved in fatal Maine collision seized
YARMOUTH (AP) — The Maine Marine Patrol has seized a 39-foot cabin cruiser as part of a criminal probe into a fatal boat collision. The seizure was based in part on statements from witnesses who said the boat appeared to speed up and change course just before the collision with a small aluminum skiff off […]
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Maine Catholic students to ring bells at noon Thursday
PORTLAND (AP) — The sound of bells will fill the air in parts of Maine. The Catholic Diocese of Portland says students and faculty at Catholic schools around Maine will head outside at noon on Thursday. Each will have a bell in hand to ring in the start of what Pope Benedict XVI has declared […]
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Amtrak, Downeaster trains set ridership records
PORTLAND (AP) — Amtrak as well as its Downeaster passenger service between Maine and Boston have set new ridership records. The national high-speed rail operator says its trains carried more than 31 million passengers in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. That marks the highest annual ridership total since Amtrak started operations in 1971. Records […]
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Southern Maine foliage peaks
AUGUSTA – Peak foliage color has reached southernmost Maine and all coastal locations, according to the fifth 2012 Fall Foliage Report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Currently, Maine Forest Service and state park rangers are reporting peak, or at least 75 percent, color change in southern regions from Augusta to Monmouth, […]
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Research group says Maine tax ranking improved
AUGUSTA (AP) — A tax research group says Maine’s ranking for its business tax climate has improved to No. 30 nationally. The Tax Foundation’s 2013 list shows an improvement from Maine’s No. 37 ranking. The Washington-based, nonpartisan group’s index compares the states in five areas of taxation that impact business: corporate, individual income and sales […]
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Tension increases as candidates exchange barbs in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
LEWISTON — Allegations and denials were served up along with breakfast Wednesday as the top three candidates running for the U.S. Senate in Maine all seemed to go on the offensive during a nearly hourlong forum before the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce. Maine Secretary of State and Republican candidate Charlie Summers again seemed to […]
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Former NFL Commissioner Tagliabue gives to gay marriage cause
Tagliabue and his wife, Chandler, along with their son, Drew, and his longtime partner announced Tuesday that they are contributing the money to Mainers United for Marriage, the group spearheading the campaign. In a prepared statement, Tagliabue said he has been a longtime supporter of legalizing gay marriage. He said his son and his son’s […]