Every winter, bigger and better winter festivals are rolled out somewhere in Maine. Outdoor gatherings are more in vogue today than ever, with state parks, land trusts and cities promoting frozen family fun and snow carnivals.
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Suspect arrested in Walmart kidnapping
AUGUSTA — A transient man who had been living in basement of a Northern Avenue home was arrested Wednesday in connection with last month’s armed kidnapping of a woman from a Walmart parking lot.
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Starks vote on withdrawal from RSU 59 is important
On Tuesday, Starks will hold a special vote about the ongoing efforts under way to withdraw from RSU 59. The polling place at the Starks Community Center, formerly the Starks Elementary School, will be open and voting will take place from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Absentee ballots are available now. Many people have given their time […]
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Missing toddler’s case in the hands of state experts
WATERVILLE — For more than 50 years, major crimes in Maine have come under the scrutiny of a special agency within the state police.
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Santerre among highlights for Northeast Motorsports Expo
AUGUSTA — Andy Santerre is coming back. So is Brad Leighton. Former Busch North Series car owner Steve Griswold will also be on hand for the 24th annual Northeast Motorsports Expo, which opens Friday at the Augusta Civic Center at 5 p.m.
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BOYS HOCKEY: Gardiner rallies past Winslow
WINSLOW – Bryant Whitley scored two goals and goalie Dalton Sargent shined in his first career start in net to help the Gardiner Area High School hockey team rally from a 3-1 deficit and sink Winslow 5-3 in a Class B game Wednesday at Sukee Arena.
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Photo: First Maliseet legislator sworn in
Priscilla Slagger, left, claps as her husband David Slagger, center, shakes hands with Gov. Paul LePage after he was sworn in as Maine’s first Maliseet Indian legislator in the State House’s Cabinet Room this morning in Augusta. Slagger, of Kenduskeag, will be seated in the House on Thursday. Two of Maine’s four tribes – […]
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Cape E. sit-skier wins silver at national sprints
Christina Kouros, a high school sophomore, takes second in a .8-kilometer race at U.S. XC championships at Black Mountain
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Police arrest 2, seek 1 in Presque Isle meth lab case
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says its investigation into a meth lab in Presque Isle has led to two arrests and a warrant for a third suspect. Today, police arrested 28-year-old Leland Alger of Presque Isle and issued an arrest warrant for 21-year-old Ronald Lewis of Littleton for trafficking methamphetamine. A third […]
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Police make arrest in Walmart kidnapping
The charges pending against Shawn Doray include armed robbery and criminal restraint or kidnapping.