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Augusta area fans remember music legend Tom Petty

Tom Petty died Monday at age 66, and local radio personality Jon James said he’ll remember Petty’s unique voice, lyrics and legendary guitar riffs.

At 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, the line of waiting customers stretched down the side of the building on Main Street in Saco.

by BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press October 2, 2017

His combination of experience in private business, military acumen and deep roots in the religion made him emblematic of Mormon leaders of his era.

by HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press October 2, 2017October 3, 2017

Petty and his band, the Heartbreakers, concluded a nationwide 40th anniversary tour last week.

She’s visiting Maine to run workshops and encourage aspiring writers and will do a Q&A at 7 p.m. Monday.

The fly-in, organized by a 15-year-old student, marks the famed aviator’s touch-down 90 years ago and raises money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

by Christine Burns Rudalevige October 1, 2017September 29, 2017

The more we eat this less familiar but delicious fruit, the more we may aid in its revival in Maine

His latest middle-grade novel, ‘The Losers Club,’ about a boy who gets in trouble for reading too much, came out in August.