A Canadian man died Saturday night when his motorcycle apparently hit a moose on U.S. Route 201 in Dennistown Plantation, immediately north of Jackman, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department.
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Sea Dogs lose next-to-last game, 5-0
Portland gets just three hits in losing to the Reading Phillies.
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Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92
Church officials said Rev. Sun Myung Moon died at a hospital after being hospitalized two weeks ago with pneumonia.
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Fire stops flights temporarily at DC airports
Flights were stopped for about 25 minutes at three Washington-area airports.
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Windsor Fair fireworks tonight
WINDSOR — The Windsor Fair fireworks are set to go off tonight about 9:15.
Lightning on Friday night forced the postponement of the fireworks and cancellation of The Don Campbell Band’s performance at the grandstand, said Tom Foster, fair president.
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Hundreds decry corporate greed in pre-DNC protest
About 600 marchers, not the thousands that were expected, carried signs and banners, banged drums and chanted.
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Cause of shark’s death on RI-Mass border unclear
Officials say what happened to the shark may never be clear.
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Lawmakers to weigh 72 nominations by LePage
Daniel Billings, a longtime Republican insider and current chief legal counsel to LePage, faces a review by the Judiciary Committee and a confirmation vote by the Senate on his nomination to be District Court judge.
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Romney, Obama trade jabs as Dem convention looms
An Obama official said the president would present a clear agenda for strengthening middle class economic security during his acceptance speech in Charlotte.
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Police investigate park worker abduction attempt
A woman working the booth at the main gate said a motorist attempted to pull her into his van before driving away.