The LePage administration is hoping the world’s largest manufacturer of aircraft and trains will consider expanding its operations to Maine.
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BIKING: Clukey training for Trek Across Maine
AUGUSTA — Julia Clukey is used to going down hills as fast she can. Right now, she’s training to climb them.
Fireworks an issue in city
WATERVILLE — Councilors tonight will consider several issues, including whether to approve a consumer fireworks ordinance and whether to take action on a burned-out house on Oak Street.
Two bridges closed in Clinton
CLINTON — Two bridges were closed Monday morning because of high water, according to a news release from Town Manager Aaron Chrostowsky.
HORSE RACING: Belmont contenders move to new digs
NEW YORK (AP) — Triple Crown contender I’ll Have Another is headed to new digs, along with his potential 10 rivals in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
Waterville councilors oppose Sentinel building plan
WATERVILLE — The majority of city councilors say they likely will vote tonight against buying the Morning Sentinel building and turning it into a police station.
Winslow dog killed after attack on girl
WINSLOW — A pet dog was shot and killed by its owners Sunday after it attacked a 14-month-old girl, police said.
Lightning cited in Temple fire that destroyed barn
TEMPLE — A lighting strike earlier in the week likely caused an electrical fire that destroyed a barn and two vehicles Sunday afternoon and damaged a nearby home, injuring a firefighter inside when a ceiling tile collapsed, fire officials said.
COMMENTARY: ON BASKETBALL: Team Geezer eyes another title
Their faces are pockmarked with ever-expanding wrinkles, their bodies seem to ache all the time — the telltale signs of an athletic career marching glumly toward its final chapter.
Pingree gets look at sub’s damage
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree climbed down into the blackened confines of the USS Miami on Monday at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, taking stock of the damage caused by last month’s fire on the nuclear submarine.