Brisk activity, especially in southern Maine, made for the highest number of transactions in the 18 years the Maine Association of Realtors has been tracking sales.
2017
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Draft of Trump order includes possible reopening of CIA-run ‘black-site’ prisons
A spokesman denies that the draft, which would instruct the Pentagon to send newly captured ‘enemy combatants’ to Guantanamo, is a White House document.
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Portland-area Metro had record-breaking ridership in 2016
The bus service said it had 1.8 million riders last year, a 15 percent increase from 2015.
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Head-on crash Wednesday morning in Farmingdale blocks Maine Avenue
The accident near the Farmingdale fire station was reported about 9:30 a.m.
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Dow Jones average closes above 20,000 mark for the first time
Other major U.S. stock indexes also close at all-time highs, with financial services companies posting the biggest gains.
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Usain Bolt loses Olympic relay gold in teammate’s doping case
Re-anaylisis of samples taken in 2008 show one member of the team tested positive for a banned substance.
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Video: Utah train violently smashes into semitrailer when crossing alarms malfunction
The accident, which was caught on a police cruiser’s dash cam, destroyed the trailor and narrowly avoided the cab which held two people.
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Unity-based land trust set to move to Vassalboro next month
The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust hopes to widen its base of supporters and continue supporting an alewife restoration project in the area even after the office move.
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Restaurants seek ‘sanctuary’ status to protect immigrant employees
Two Kittery restaurants are part of the loosely defined and largely symbolic movement.
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Trump tweets he’s asking for ‘major investigation’ into voter fraud
He says he may take steps to ‘strengthen up voting procedures.’