The Joint Chiefs kicked off of the annual Hill in the ‘Ville Music Festival at Head of Falls in downtown Waterville Friday. The festival continues today from noon to 8:30.
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SNAPSHOT: Test drive
A NEW RIDE: Doug Waltman of Waterville, left, watches as farm hand Boris Jakci of Slovakia rides a mare he just purchased at Hemphills, Inc. in North Vassalboro on Friday.
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SNAPSHOT: Kennebec caster
A NICE CAST: Pat Merrill of Lewiston fishes for smallmouth bass on the Kennebec River in Augusta at the East Side Boat Landing Park on Friday.
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Kayaker rescued from Carrabassett whitewater
NORTH ANSON — A kayaker from Brunswick was rescued Wednesday evening from the whitewater rapids of the Carrabassett River.
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Ryan says Obama ‘really bad’ at creating jobs
SPARKS, Nev. — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says President Barack Obama isn’t a bad guy — he’s just “really bad” at creating jobs. The Wisconsin congressman campaigned in the Reno area of Nevada Friday, the same day the Labor Department released new evidence of a painfully slow economic recovery. The unemployment rate fell […]
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Assistant to AG to become Maine’s first public ombudsman
Brenda Kielty has worked as a lawyer, educator and mediator and is on the board of directors in Regional School Unit 5.
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Couple who caused Farmingdale crash wanted for Pa. robbery
A Pennsylvania couple who caused a serious car wreck Tuesday in Farmingdale are wanted in connection with a robbery in their home state, according to police there.
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Clint Eastwood says chair speech was ad-libbed
In his first interview since his much-maligned appearance at the GOP convention, the actor admits his speech was “very unorthodox.”
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Gloomy jobs report shadows race with 60 days left
Employers added just 96,000 jobs in August, not nearly enough to seriously dent election-year unemployment.