At $3.69 per gallon, the average cost in Maine is well above the national average.
August 2012
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Maine woman, 22, learns what it’s like to be elderly
The UMaine student spent a week living in a nursing home where staff treated her as if she was 85.
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Police: Ohio man shoots wife in hospital ICU
The man is expected to be arraigned today in what Akron police say may have been an attempted mercy killing.
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Presidential TV ad spending focused on 9 states
While the rest of the country is virtually ad-free, the Obama and Romney campaigns are going at it in those really competitive states.
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Maine man dies after falling from Jet Ski
The Maine Warden Service says 52-year-old Ross Staples of Orland was operating his jet ski on Toddy Pond on Sunday when he fell off.
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158th Topsham Fair starts Tuesday
TOPSHAM — The 158th annual Topsham Fair is getting ready to kick off. The five-day fair at the Topsham Fairgrounds gets under way Tuesday and runs through Sunday. More than 25,000 people attend the fair each year, drawn by agricultural exhibits, carnival rides, demolition derbies, music, food, harness racing and more. Admission is $10 […]
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Maine man heads to trial in fatal shooting
Luke Bryant, 20, told police he was trying to unjam his shotgun when he accidentally pulled the trigger and shot Tyler Seaney, 19.
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National group to help fund Maine’s same-sex marriage initiative
An organization that describes itself as the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights group is donating $1 million to organizations in four states, including Maine, that have same-sex marriage measures on the November ballot.
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CORRECTION
A page A1 headline Saturday about a traffic accident in East Winthrop misidentified the place of residence of Rosemaire Lola, of North Monmouth, who died in the crash. It was an editing error.
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TRUTH TEST: Raye telling truth about reduced budget
“I realized there was too much money being spent in the Senate president’s office, so I reduced spending on the staff budget by 20 percent right off the top.” — Maine Senate President Kevin Raye, R-Perry, in a 2nd U.S. Congressional District campaign video.