WINDSOR — The Windsor Food Bank has a new, larger home after occupying cramped quarters in the Town Office for about 15 years.
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Pesticide board adds products to list of seeds
AUGUSTA — The state’s pesticide control board has agreed to add two new Bt-corn products to the list of genetically engineered seeds grown in Maine.
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Police: Man hit officer
FARMINGTON — A 33-year-old man is accused of punching a police officer in the face when she tried to get him to stop dancing in the middle of the street Sunday night, police said.
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Maine State employees recognized
AUGUSTA – Maine State employees and their families gathered at the Blaine House recently for the annual William Twarog Employee Recognition Ceremony. Gov. Paul LePage presented awards to nearly two dozen people recognizing their dedication to public service.
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Augusta holiday decorations festive and inviting
We would like to express our appreciation to the city of Augusta for the wonderful Christmas decorations that were displayed this holiday season. The traffic circles were beautiful. The lampposts on selected streets of Augusta were nice to look at. The other displays throughout the city were equally admired. The decorations helped make this capital […]
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Stricken family suffers another harsh setback
Carlton Lane has spent much of the last month at his daughter’s side inside a Lewiston hospital, praying for her following a car accident that left her paralyzed.
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Woman pleads guilty to conspiracy in Manchester home invasion case
AUGUSTA — A city woman has pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal conspiracy in connection with a home invasion last year in Manchester.
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Augusta woman, arts center to be lauded for service
GARDINER — A longtime volunteer and a performing arts center are this year’s recipients of the Kennbec Valley Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award.
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Interest lacking for private prison measure
AUGUSTA — A bill to allow a privately run prison in Maine, carried over from last year’s session in hopes of addressing the needs of aging inmates with more medical concerns, was killed Monday after lawmakers were told no one is interested in running such a facility.
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LePage backs natural gas pipeline
HALLOWELL — Gov. Paul LePage says Maine must reduce energy costs to compete with other states and his administration will do whatever it can — short of providing direct funding — to encourage the expansion of natural gas.