About 250 people fill First Baptist Church for a service that included a video of Drew talking about some of the challenges she faced because she had cystic fibrosis.
August 2013
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Maine man faces jail for hiding forklift from the IRS
The agency wanted to seize the forklift to pay back taxes, but Patrick Doyon hid the machine before it could be towed away.
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Affidavit: Maine man used identity of homicide victim
Police say William Morse had 61-year-old Richard Bellitieri’s driver’s license, credit cards and Social Security card when they arrested Morse on a drunken-driving charge in July.
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GOP in key states tries to slow anti-abortion push
They say they are worried about alienating women and young people, who disproportionately favor abortion rights.
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Maine wardens investigate Gouldsboro death
Wardens say an 82-year-old man who went for a swim near his home was found dead by his wife about 20 feet from shore.
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Michaud bill requires two-person freight train crews
The legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree comes in the aftermath of a July rail accident in Quebec that killed up to 47 people.
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Westbrook gains upper hand in Legion tournament
Saco & Biddeford Savings of Westbrook opens a 7-0 lead against Bangor in a winners’ bracket game before play is suspended because of rain.
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U.S. cites al-Qaida threat as it warns travelers, closes embassies
Officials say the potential for terrorism was particularly acute in the Middle East and North Africa, with a possible attack occurring on or coming from the Arabian Peninsula.
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Second Maine shark sighting this week could be great white
An expert assesses a video made by lobstermen that shows the shark eating a whale carcass about five miles from Boothbay Harbor’s inner harbor Tuesday.
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Collins sole Republican to vote for transportation bill
As the ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Collins and her staff spent weeks crafting the bill.