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AUGUSTA -- Four of five juveniles charged with arson in a fire that leveled an unoccupied Manchester home Feb. 21 are serving 30-day sentences at a youth correctional center in Charleston.
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AUGUSTA -- U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe blasted Democratic leadership on the Senate floor Thursday, accusing them of delaying a small business lending package just to score political points.
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VIENNA -- Visitors from days of yore will make their annual appearance on the stage of Union Hall this weekend in two vignettes presented by the Vienna Historical Society.
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OTISFIELD -- Cool sunglasses masking his eyes, microphone in hand, Wil Smith worked his audience, priming them with introductions of the visitors. By the time Smith reached Mia Hamm, his campers at Seeds of Peace were beyond delight.
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Investigators looking for the cause of the July 17 plane crash in South Portland that killed two men are exploring the fuel system as a possible culprit, but they may never know for sure.
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AUGUSTA -- Gov. John Baldacci has nominated Acting Education Commissioner Angela Faherty to take over as full commissioner of the Maine Department of Education.
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First, I must say this feels a little weird. With you running as the Republican candidate for governor and all, I figured I'd have ample opportunity between now and November to speak with you by telephone or in person and scope out who you are and where you stand on the important issues facing Maine voters this election.
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AUGUSTA -- A number of people were sentenced Tuesday in separate hearings in Kennebec County Superior Court:
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Maine State Police are planning a push to get drivers to move over and slow down when passing stopped emergency vehicles.
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RICHMOND -- Town officials were surprised to learn this week that Route 197 -- the heavily traveled main route from Interstate 295 into Richmond -- will be closed for up to five days in mid-August.
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HALLOWELL -- Curious what's been lurking down in the depths of the Hallowell quarries the many decades they've been full of water?
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FARMINGDALE -- The town is revising its street-design ordinance, and selectmen say they want to use that opportunity to make residents more responsible for maintaining roadside culverts beneath their driveways.