Rickles trained as a dramatic actor and developed a stand-up act in the 1950s.
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Demolition company finds explosives in vacant Westbrook house
The company was cleaning out the house on West Pleasant Street when it found the old explosives, police said.
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty in Maine drug case
Adam Williams entered the plea on a charge of distributing crack cocaine.
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Search for WCSH meteorologist Tom Johnston ends with discovery of body in Auburn
Police say they have ruled out a crime and are focusing on an apparent suicide.
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Waterville police arrest man for allegedly trafficking crack cocaine, fentanyl
Darien Lamar Harris, 32, who also is wanted for an alleged parole violation in New York City, was charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, a class A felony.
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Immigration officials arrest asylum seeker in Portland courthouse
The arrest of Abdi Ali is believed to be the first such detention in Maine since the start of the Trump administration.
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Portland-based developer proposes to build senior housing at Stevens Commons in Hallowell
If the plans by Community Housing of Maine are approved, it will be a large step toward redevelopment of the former Stevens School property off Winthrop Street.
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Police: Woman left 5 preschoolers in car in Waterville while getting hair done
Melissa J. Bagley, 32, of Unity, was arrested on child endangerment charges after she allegedly left the children, ages 3 and under, in a running minivan for an hour and a half at JFK Plaza.
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Irony not lost on Kentucky Coal Mining Museum switching to solar power
“We believe that this project will help save at least $8,000 to $10,000 off the energy costs on this building alone,” says a spokesman for the college that operates the museum.
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Maine lawmakers backing off long resistance to federal Real ID requirements
The Senate overwhelmingly approves moving to more secure driver’s licenses as the impact of noncompliance starts to cause problems and threatens to get worse.