WATERVILLE — A city man was arrested early Thursday after police found him hiding under a clothes rack inside Ken-A-Set thrift shop, according to Deputy police Chief Charles Rumsey.
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Athens, Brighton Plantation seek home away from SAD 59
MADISON — Committees in Athens and Brighton Plantation are exploring educational options for the towns’ students as they finalize withdrawal plans from School Administrative District 59.
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Newport man pleads not guilty in Walmart theft, assault
SKOWHEGAN — A Newport man pleaded not guilty this week to assault and theft charges stemming from an alleged shoplifting incident Nov. 28 at the Walmart store in Palmyra in which he allegedly attacked two security guards.
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Lawrence High School intruder assaulted hospital staffers, police say
Ronald Brousseau’s first court appearance set for Feb. 20
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Search for Rangeley Lake snowmobilers remains delayed
RANGELEY — The Maine Warden Service is continuing to monitor Rangeley Lake for open water or ice thick enough to walk on to resume the search for three missing snowmobilers.
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How to tell a cold from the flu
The common cold and flu are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart. In general, the flu is worse and symptoms are more intense.
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Increasing reports of flu raising concerns in Maine
Influenza has reached epidemic proportions in Maine and hospital beds are quickly filling up, according to health care officials.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Cony ready for 2nd-half push
Despite going 3-6 in the first half of the season, the Cony boys basketball team remains in the Eastern Maine Class A tournament picture in eighth place.
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State approves Summit Natural Gas of Maine pipeline plans
AUGUSTA — Summit Natural Gas of Maine on Thursday won the approval of the state Public Utilities Commission to provide natural gas through a pipeline in 17 central Maine communities.
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GUEST COLUMN: Defending Coach Whitehead
Last Friday, before a sizeable crowd at the Cumberland County Civic Center, the University of Maine hockey team demonstrated how well it can play as it defeated Mercyhurst University in an exciting game. But that win came after a woefully lackluster first-half to the season, a start so poor, in fact, that across Maine — on the web, in newspapers and around office water coolers — we are hearing calls for UMaine hockey coach Tim Whitehead’s head.