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December 31, 2011

Ayla now a criminal case

WATERVILLE -- The search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds is now a criminal investigation and the Maine State Police are taking the lead, Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said Friday.
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December 31, 2011

Verdict’s in: Bellavance found guilty

AUGUSTA -- Raymond Bellavance Jr. was found guilty Friday on two charges of arson in connection with the 2009 fire that destroyed the Grand View Coffee Shop in Vassalboro.
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December 31, 2011

‘Psychics’ lend visions to search for toddlers

WATERVILLE -- Hundreds of tips have been phoned in to police investigating the disappearance of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds, some of which are coming from people who are calling themselves psychics.
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December 31, 2011

USDA gives no new info on Hannaford beef recall

PORTLAND — More than two weeks after Hannaford Bros. Co. issued a massive recall of ground beef, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released no additional information about its investigation into the source of the meat that was linked to an outbreak of salmonella infection.
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December 31, 2011

Trash fee hike in China will start Sunday

CHINA -- A decision on whether to rescind a fee hike for commercial trash haulers won't be made before the increase is scheduled to go into effect Sunday.

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December 31, 2011

Police log offers insight into Ayla custody issues

LEWISTON -- A dispatch log from the Lewiston Police Department sheds new light on who had custody of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds in the months before her disappearance.
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December 31, 2011

Monmouth selectmen add 2 years to manager contract

MONMOUTH -- Selectmen have added two years to the contract of Town Manager Curtis Lunt.
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December 31, 2011

Carjacker said he needed cash for his son

AUGUSTA -- The man who kidnapped a Walmart shopper in a parking lot and stole her money last week told his victim that he needed cash to help his young son, police said Friday.
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December 31, 2011

LePage sparks debate throughout 2011

AUGUSTA -- A new Republican governor and GOP-controlled Legislature, a continuing economic slump and controversy in the Maine Turnpike Authority highlighted a fast and furious year in Maine politics.
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December 31, 2011

COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Black Bears win Florida College Classic

ESTERO, Fla. -- Spencer Abbott won the Shawn Walsh Memorial Most Valuable Player Award as the University of Maine men’s hockey team won its fifth Florida College Classic on Friday night with a 5-2 win over UMass.