About 9,000 people attended the 20th annual festival over 10 days, organizers say.
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New York man to serve 10 years for bringing illegal drugs to Maine
Christopher Wilson, 44, was sentenced Monday at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Hampden-based waste-to-energy facility affirms April 1 opening
The facility, the result of a partnership between the Municipal Review Committee and Fiberight, will turn solid waste from municipalities into biofuels.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senators want probe of climate scientist’s whistleblower complaint
Joel Clement, who is from Maine, alleged that he was reassigned at the Interior Department as punishment for his work on climate change.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump says vote on health care is Republicans’ chance to keep promise
At least a dozen Republican senators have publicly criticized the legislation, although it’s unclear now what the bill would entail.
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Man pulled Walmart fire alarm to free wife held in shoplifting, police say
The Scarborough store was evacuated after Sean Francis of Portland allegedly threatened police and store officials because they were holding his wife.
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Athens man sentenced in federal court on child porn charges
Steven Strang Jr., 38, will serve six years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release.
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Republican congressman from Texas appears to target Sen. Collins
Rep. Blake Farenthold bemoans opposition to the Senate health care bill by ‘female senators from the Northeast,’ and suggests he would challenge them to a duel if they were male and from Texas.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Winter in July? With high temperatures in the 60s it sure feels like it
Such low temps are quite unusual for the middle of summer.
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Dakota the dog’s life spared under court deal
A settlement agreed to on Monday keeps the dog outside of Kennebec County, where she will receive training, following a judge’s euthanasia order and intervention by Gov. Paul LePage.