AUGUSTA — Of all the scenarios in a matchup between the Skowhegan and Cony boys basketball teams, a blowout was least likely.
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RED SOX HOT STOVE DINNER: Valentine praises Sea Dogs
SOUTH PORTLAND — Bobby Valentine first visited Maine in 1964, when he played in a Babe Ruth baseball tournament in Old Orchard Beach.
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Merrimack routs Maine
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Merrimack jumped out to a four-goal lead and beat the University of Maine 6-2 in a men’s Hockey East game Friday night.
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Toddler’s father says he took a polygraph exam
WATERVILLE — The father of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds took a polygraph exam shortly after she disappeared, but neither he nor the police will say how he did.
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Trust campaign preserves 30k acres of farmland
AUGUSTA — Maine Farmland Trust has reached the 30,000-acre mark in its campaign to preserve 100,000 acres of farmland.
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Fundraising initiative aims to Keep ME Warm
AUGUSTA — In the face of deep cuts to federally funded heating assistance, Gov. Paul LePage joined a group of charitable organizations Friday to kick off the Keep ME Warm fundraising initiative.
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Miss Maine wins bronze Duke of Edinburgh award
Maine’s contestant in tonight’s Miss America pageant has already won an award in association with the competition. And it’s from royalty, to boot.
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Rep. McCabe announces House re-election campaign
SKOWHEGAN — Rep. Jeff McCabe will seek re-election for House District 85, representing Skowhegan, according to a news release.
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Demolition of Waterville church nears
WATERVILLE — A plan to raze St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church on Elm Street and replace it with housing for the elderly is moving closer to reality, with officials estimating the demolition will be in spring or early summer.
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Monmouth plant closing kills 20 jobs
MONMOUTH — Nearly two dozen employees at Newark Paperboard Products learned Friday that they will be out of work within the next two months.