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July 31, 2011

Groundfishing industry faces challenges in Maine

AUGUSTA -- At the Portland Fish Exchange, there's a hint of politics in the air, from a recent visit by the state's new top marine official to a political letter taped to the customer service window.
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July 31, 2011

Talk about stress

Was it crawling or standing still? Was I imagining it? There it was on the ceiling over my bed. Even in bad light I could see it. Then when a pattern of light from a passing car crossed the ceiling, it was gone. Then it came back.
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July 31, 2011

Man arrested in sexual assault

CHINA -- A town resident is jailed after allegedly invading a home and sexually assaulting the occupant, a female neighbor.
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July 31, 2011

Learning about college while in high school

AUGUSTA -- Jared Lussier studied the model he and his classmates had created: a pavilion rendered in construction paper, wire and thin wooden dowels.
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July 31, 2011

BRIEFS

AUGUSTA -- A Kansas hair stylist plans to give people haircuts in all 50 states to raise money for animal shelters.

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July 31, 2011

Pirates pillage early at busy Richmond Days

RICHMOND -- The pirate called herself Bloodthirsty, but she seemed pretty nice.
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July 31, 2011

Road work on U.S. 201 hits top gear

FARMINGDALE -- Road construction will ramp up this week along the U.S. Route 201 corridor and affect traffic movement between Gardiner and Augusta.
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July 31, 2011

Battle at the beach

On a recent Friday, a day when temperatures soared above 90 degrees across Maine, cars started to line up long before the gates opened at Scarborough Beach State Park.
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July 31, 2011

MLB: Lester sparks Red Sox to win

CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester pitched eight strong innings Saturday night and the Boston Red Sox got homers from Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Youkilis and three RBIs from Marco Scutaro in a 10-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
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July 31, 2011

13-15-YEAR OLD BABE RUTH NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL: Franklin loses its first game

FARMINGTON -- Sometimes in a baseball game, the smallest details turn into the biggest plays. That was the case in Saturday night's New England Babe Ruth tournament game between Franklin County and Manchester, N.H.