PORTLAND — The Maine Turnpike Authority is poised to scale back its proposed toll increase of about 17 percent by delaying some of its long-term projects, but members have yet to settle on who should pay the $21.5 million that still must be raised annually to cover long-term debt.
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Maine Turnpike may scale back toll hike
The Turnpike Authority says it can delay some long-term projects, saving $4.5 million.
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Dashboard cam captures trooper’s split-second maneuvers
A video released by Maine State Police shows Trooper Doug Cropper using his vehicle to intentionally cause a crash to stop a wrong-way driver on June 29.
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Malone to oversee Catholics in both Maine and Buffalo
The Pope’s decision allows Bishop Richard Malone to continue overseeing the church’s role in the upcoming Maine referendum on whether to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Police hunt ‘person of interest’ in Portland homicide
The man appears on surveillance video from an area business recorded just before the shooting occurred.
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Sanford teen dies after being hit by truck
Sanford police say the juvenile was struck by a commercial truck while crossing the street Friday afternoon.
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Authorities: Gorham fire-setter not tied to spring arsons
The 14-year-old may have been trying to set fire to the home’s deck as part of a dispute with another youth who lives there, police say.
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Traffic slowed on I-295 southbound in Falmouth
A gravel spill near Exit 7 causes problems for commuters.
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Camper, 7, OK after nearly drowning
The Cape Elizabeth boy will return to camp Monday after the incident in Scarborough.
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Portland man, 24, killed in shooting
PORTLAND — A 24-year-old Portland man died and two other men were injured Wednesday in an apparently random predawn shooting on India Street, the city’s first homicide of 2012.