The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has charged two people with stealing returnable bottles and cans that had been donated to a popular charitable effort in Baldwin. Police arrested Matthew Colby, 32, of Parsonsfield, and Christin E. Parmenter, 29, of Newfield, on Wednesday. Over the last two weeks, deputies have investigated several reports of thefts from […]
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Revised Westbrook retail development would add, Market Basket, 750 apartments
A Massachusetts builder overhauls a previously approved plan for the former Pike Industries site, unveiling a 1 million-square-foot venture that would integrate housing and commercial interests. The developer of a shopping center near the Portland-Westbrook line wants to add 750 apartments to the plan, which would make it one of the largest residential projects in […]
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Max Linn can’t be candidate for U.S. Senate, Maine’s top court rules
The state’s Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated the candidacy of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn, a financial planner who lives in Bar Harbor. Linn’s campaign appealed a decision by Kennebec County Superior Court Justice William Stokes, who ruled that Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap was correct […]
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Wells man killed in Gray car crash
A Wells man was killed in a crash on Route 26 in Gray on Tuesday morning. Police say a PT Cruiser driven by 72-year-old Richard Shok left the road and struck a tree shortly after 7:30 a.m. Shok was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene. There was no one else […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: How a Mainer went down in infamy in New Zealand
Kimble Bent grew up restless in Eastport in the 1840s, running away to join the Navy at 17, then using his shipbuilder father’s money to adventure overseas. Oh, and he adventured, all right. He joined the British Army. Deserted the British Army. Then lived as a munitions maker with a New Zealand tribe under special […]
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Gas prices rise to highest level in 4 years, just in time for summer travel in Maine
Gas prices headed to their highest point in four years aren’t likely to prompt drivers to hit the brakes on summer road trips and travel in Maine, analysts say. The average price for regular gas in Maine was $2.81 a gallon Wednesday, about 16 cents more than a month ago and 52 cents higher than […]
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Ranked Choice … what?
What is ranked choice voting? Ranked choice voting allows you to rank candidates in a race from most to least favorite. If your favorite candidate receives the least amount of votes in a race, your vote will be transferred to your second favorite candidate. The way we vote now: Right now, when we go to the ballots, […]
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Cote leads Democrats in fundraising for governor’s race; Moody, Mason lead GOP
Adam Cote is leading Betsy Sweet and Janet Mills in the campaign fundraising race among Democrats running for governor in the June primary election, according to reports filed Tuesday with the state. Meanwhile, Shawn Moody and Maine Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason, a clean election candidate, appear to be the top fundraisers among the Republican […]
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Efforts launched to raise money for family of boys who fell into the Androscoggin River
AUBURN — Police said two fundraising websites have been approved by the family of two young boys who fell into the Androscoggin River last week, one of whom is still missing, the other hospitalized. Auburn Deputy Police Chief Jason Moen confirmed that a Facebook page has been created by the boys’ aunt, Michelle Naous, that […]
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Maine excludes veterinarians from opioid prescribing law
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is loosening restrictions on veterinarians who prescribe opioids for animals. A new law removes a requirement that all vets check the prescription history of the individual who brought in the animal. It also lifts a requirement to check Maine’s prescription monitoring system when vets provide less than a two-day supply of […]