Punxsutawney Phil, the weather predicting groundhog, has now seen his shadow 100 times and hasn’t seen it just 16 times since 1886.
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Maine Turnpike Authority buys closed motel
Executive Director Peter Mills says the purchase is part of a $24 million project to overhaul Exit 80.
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U.S. lab creates self-guided bullet
At 4 inches long and a half-inch in diameter, these bullets can twist and turn, make up to 30 corrections per second and can hit a target more than a mile away.
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Conn. man pleads guilty to Molotov cocktail attack
Alex Glossian of Meriden, Conn., faces 10 years in prison for using the incendiary device to extensively damage an Indian Island home.
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LePage: Mainers need more access to digital learning
The governor directs the Education Department to craft a statewide plan for expanding digital learning opportunities.
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Beach to Beacon 10K announces signup date
Registrations will be accepted starting March 14 for Cape Elizabeth residents, and March 15 for all other racers.
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Maine students show some improvement in scores
Students improved slightly in reading and more significantly in math.
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NBA: Celtics rout Raptors
BOSTON (AP) — The compact schedule of the post-lockout NBA doesn’t offer many breaks, so the Boston Celtics created one of their own.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Messalonskee hockey blanks Winslow
WINSLOW — James Varney scored three goals and two assists to lead the Messalonskee High School hockey team past Winslow 12-0 in an Eastern B game Wednesday night.
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Daughter testifies for father in trial
ALFRED — For awhile, Angel Dapolito had an inkling of how her father made his living. There was a money counter and a scale in the house, boxes in the garage and her father carried enough cash that he could buy a television set without a credit card.