PORTLAND — Northern New Englanders awoke to bone-chilling temperatures this morning with the mercury falling to well below zero across much of the region. The National Weather Service said some of the cold spots in Maine at 6 a.m. were Fryeburg, which was minus 20, and Sanford, where the temperature was 13 below zero. In […]
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Police: Man on bath salts sets car fire
The 33-year-old man was allegedly hallucinating when he somehow set fire to the car he and his girlfriend were driving.
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Lewiston woman charged with stabbing boyfriend
Liberty West is charged after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in the back in the apartment they shared.
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Environmental fears mount in Italian shipwreck
And local media report that the cruise ship’s captain made a course deviation at Giglio Island as a favor to the chief waiter who is from Giglio and whose parents live there.
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S.C. concerns about Romney’s faith quieter this time
Voters preparing for the Jan. 21 presidential primary are weighing whether Romney’s religion should matter so much when they cannot pay their bills and a Democrat many distrust occupies the White House.
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UNE joins effort to improve service for veterans
The initiative aims to train the next generation of U.S. doctors to better treat traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems.
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SNAPSHOT: Freeze frame
Andrea LaBonte runs Sunday morning past the A-1 Diner in Gardiner in temperatures in the single digits. The conditions didn’t bother the Gardiner runner who covered 4.5 miles. “The hardest part is just getting started,” she said.
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From Moses to flawed hero, an image evolves
WASHINGTON — On the National Mall in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. is a towering, heroic figure carved in stone. On the Broadway stage, he’s a living, breathing man who chain smokes, sips liquor and occasionally curses.
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Renovating with the ghosts
NORTH VASSALBORO — Ray Breton says his house is haunted. And, many people agree with him.
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HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING NOTEBOOK: Rams seek depth
The Cony High School girls swimming team had an interesting, if not bittersweet, meet with rival Waterville on Friday.