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September 2013
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Augusta’s Mill Park sinkholes just can’t be filled
The Greater Augusta Utility District says it is working to fill the holes, one of which is about 8 feet deep, 12 feet wide and 9 feet long.
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Colby, Waterville music festival discontinued; students to help with downtown Harvest Fest
An annual music festival sponsored in part by Colby College will not continue this year, according to event organizers.
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Litchfield Fair pig race matches kids with swine
A “winner” will be declared by averaging out the best finishes, but there are no prizes up for grabs beyond the bragging rights.
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Maine railway to use two-person crews if it gets financing
A trustee says the decision should not be seen as an admission that one-person crews are unsafe or that a one-person crew led to the deadly disaster in Quebec.
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One firefighter injured in suspicious fire at abandoned Pittston house
A firefighter was injured while trying to put out a fire at an abandoned house in Pittston on Friday. Authorities say the fire was suspicious.
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Cat survives 11-story fall from Alaska apartment window
The 2-year-old cat, named Wasabi, reportedly chased a mosquito out the window.
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Mass. woman settles flesh-eating bacteria lawsuit for $9.5M
In addition to losing both legs and her arms at the elbows, Monica Sprague Jorge, 41, says she had some internal organs removed.
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Former Hallowell mayor Bustin nominated for council seat
David Bustin, a former mayor and Democratic state representative, will be nominated Monday for a temporary council post to fill a vacant seat.
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Pot grower Wellness Connection fined $18,000 for using pesticides
In March, a state investigation of Wellness Connection of Maine, with dispensaries in Hallowell, Portland, Thomaston and Brewer, found nine pesticides at the company’s cultivation facility in Auburn and other facilities, finding 20 violations in all between May 2012 and March 2013.