The 72-year-old victim was gathering firewood for a family that had recently suffered hardship.
2014
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NSA spy report among potential Pulitzer contenders
The revelations were first published in June in The Guardian and The Washington Post, which last week received a George Polk Award for national security reporting.
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Gas prices in Maine increase over 2 cents
Prices are 3.5 cents higher than they were a month ago and 5.5 cents higher than at this time last year.
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US retail sales up strong 1.1 percent in March
The strong March gain — the largest jump since September 2012 — provides more evidence that the economy is emerging from a harsh winter with some momentum.
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Police search for suspect in break-ins at Buckfield, Bethel stores
Police are looking for what appears to be a silver Kia Soul captured on surveillance video outside the Buckfield convenience store at about 4:15 a.m. Sunday.
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Maine triple slaying suspects to be tried together
Their lawyers had argued for separate trials, saying evidence against one man could unfairly prejudice the jury against the other.
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Chile fire toll: 12 dead; 2,000 homes destroyed
With no municipal water or fire hydrants to use, and narrow streets jammed with abandoned vehicles, fire crews could do little but watch some neighborhoods burn.
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Teachers returning to school where 22 were stabbed
Four students remained hospitalized Sunday, all in critical condition.
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Official: Triple slaying at Kansas Jewish facilities an ‘encounter with evil’
Charges are expected against Frazier Glenn Cross, a former Ku Klux Klan leader who was once the subject of a nationwide manhunt.
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Webpage focuses on Mainers with disabilities
The Maine Department of Labor says it was developed in response to concerns there is not enough state-specific information.