DEXTER (AP) — Police responding to a domestic violence call in Dexter uncovered what they call a marijuana growing operation in two adjacent apartments in the same building. Police say the nearly 200 marijuana plants seized during the operation late last month had a street value or about $60,000. It started when police interviewed a […]
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Rumford’s Peterson secures New England MMA middleweight crown
Peterson, put on the defensive early in his match against Cody Lightfoot of South Berwick for the New England Fights Maine state middleweight (185-pound) crown, used a stunning turnaround late in the second round to win the title belt in the main event of Saturday night’s Fight Night IV before 3,200 fans at the Androscoggin […]
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Maine gas prices jump another nickel
AUGUSTA (AP) — The expected fall of gasoline prices with the end of the summer driving season still isn’t here, as the average retail cost of a gallon of gas in Maine jumped nearly a nickel in the past week. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that gas is up to $3.94 a gallon in Maine, […]
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Maine man arrested on 23-year-old warrant
HOLDEN (AP) — Police have arrested a man on a 23-year-old warrant after responding to reports of a disturbance at a Holden trailer park. Officers went to the Cedar Haven trailer park at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday after someone called and wanted another person removed from their residence. Officer Chris Greeley tells the Bangor Daily […]
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Glenn Close, husband to be honored in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — Actress Glenn Close and her husband are being recognized for their contributions to Maine’s creative economy. The Maine Center for Creativity is honoring Close and her husband, Idexx Laboratories founder David Shaw, as the first recipients of the Maine Creative Industries Award. The award will be presented Thursday at the inaugural Maine […]
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Portland police arrest angry Yankees fan
Police say 38-year-old Jeffrey Nason entered the Middle Street station at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday to complain that someone in the street had yelled at him for wearing a Yankees cap. He left the station and threw a brick through the lobby door. He was caught a short distance away and charged with aggravated criminal […]
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Lack of scrutiny casts doubt upon man’s reputation
An incomplete law enforcement investigation has left an unfortunate cloud of doubt over the distinguished record of former Husson University President Bill Beardsley. It has also left the public wondering whether law enforcement officials curtailed an investigation of sex abuse due to Beardsley’s prominence and political connections. At issue is whether Beardsley knew of child […]
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Reforms have yet to lower Maine’s high national ranking in special education
A year ago, consultants told Superintendent Bill Webster that Lewiston schools could save $1 million by teaching up to 50 more special education students in-house instead of sending them away for instruction. Lewiston pays to educate close to 100 students out-of-district each year. That’s more, Webster believes, than any other district in Maine. He has […]
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Details emerge on state’s plan to capture more revenue from liquor contract
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers got details Friday on a plan to bring cheaper booze to residents and agency liquor stores and a chance for the state to recapture as much as $10 million. State Finance Commissioner Sawin Millett and Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations Director Gerry Reid briefed the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs […]
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Maine high schools tackle athletes’ head injuries
LINCOLN — Morgan Russell thinks she has suffered two concussions, but she’s not sure. The first came earlier in her high school career when the 18-year-old Lincoln senior was dribbling upcourt during a Mattanawcook Academy girls basketball game. An opposing player accidentally head-butted Russell when she went for the ball, Russell said. “It was just […]