When I was a teenager, my family took a trip across Mexico. One day in the city of Morelia (now a UNESCO World Heritage Site), my father left us with my mother so we could spend the day by the hotel pool. He told us he was going to “get lost.” This took place in […]
July 2015
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Etna gets FEMA grant for equipment
$238,000 will be used “to better protect the Etna community,” Collins, King and Poliquin said in a news release.
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Brunswick police identify man found dead in New Meadows River
The death of David Dolan, 51, did not appear to be a crime, according to police
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Both lanes open again after tractor-trailer crash on I-95 northbound in Augusta
The driver, John Rancourt, 32, of Jay, was evaluated by Augusta paramedics but was uninjured, much to the surprise of public safety officials.
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Three Maine museums receive nearly $1 million in grants
Portland Museumm of Art will use its money to reinstall its collection of fine and decorative art.
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WEX earnings take a second-quarter dip
But the numbers still beat analysts’ expectations.
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At ‘Shark Tank’ audition in Portland, hundreds pitch ideas from brilliant to bizarre
More than 300 budding entrepreneurs turn out at a casting call to see who may be bait for the reality show’s investors.
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American hunter accused of poaching says he ‘had no idea’ Cecil the lion was protected
Walter Palmer of Minnesota allegedly paid $50,000 for the trip to Zimbabwe in which he killed the well-known lion.
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Non-lethal baited traps set up for Milwaukee’s mystery cat
Police say they’ve investigated more calls about sightings of a large wildcat in the past two days.
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By nearly any measure, sunny South Florida is tops in fraud
The region has become notorious for scammers stealing hundreds of millions from the government, banks and individuals. The most popular current trend: identity theft coupled with income tax fraud.