AUGUSTA — A city man was arrested Thursday on a charge of criminal use of explosives as authorities searched his Gage Street apartment and later detonated explosive material allegedly found inside.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Rams coming together
After an 0-4 start this spring, things looked bleak for the Cony High School baseball team, but the Rams have since turned their season around.
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Atkins Printing to continue on in Manchester
WATERVILLE — A former Main Street mainstay is continuing on — at least in name.
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Bath Iron Works, union come to terms
BATH — Bath Iron Works and its largest union have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, both sides said Thursday.
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Whooping cough cases on the rise
The number of whooping cough cases in Maine is on the rise, mirroring a nationwide trend that health officials attribute in part to children and adults failing to get booster shots every 10 years.
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Trista Reynolds continues plea for information
PORTLAND — The mother of a toddler missing for five months said she’s begging, pleading and praying for someone to come forward with information that will help solve the mystery of what happened to her child, who disappeared from her bed just a week before Christmas.
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New charter school applications more than state expected
AUGUSTA — Up to eight charter schools could open in Maine this fall.
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CORRECTIONS
A story on the Kennebec County budget on page B6 Thursday incorrectly explained a $140,000 increase in the Kennebec County Sheriff’s budget. The majority of the increase is the result of salary increases mandated in the contract. It was a reporter’s error.
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MLB: Ross leads Red Sox to win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Cody Ross homered and drove in four runs, Felix Doubront won his third consecutive start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Thursday night. Ross extended Boston’s lead to 5-2 on a two-run single off reliever Wade Davis with two outs in the eighth. Doubront (4-1) allowed […]
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NBA PLAYOFFS: Still life left in those old legs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Garnett turns 36 on Saturday, a youthful age for any man, except for the rare ones with nearly 55,000 punishing minutes absorbed on an NBA floor.