Pharmacist Shane Savage, who owns pharmacies in Fairfield, Oakland, Winslow and Unity, competes with the chains by focusing on customers.
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Clinton mobile home destroyed by fire
Investigators say the fire’s cause is undetermined, but the property owner suspects nearby hay bushels caught fire.
Ringworm outbreak closes Waterville animal shelter
The fungal infection came from one of two dogs left at the shelter last week with porcupine quills in their mouths.
Bart Stevens to receive Waterville chamber service award
The chamber’s Elias A. Joseph Award was created to honor Joseph for his dedication of more than 28 years of volunteering.
Wildfire danger high in central Maine
Dry conditions and wind have elevated danger in a big swath of the state, including Kennebec, Somerset, Franklin and Waldo counties.
Sidney, Litchfield sex trafficking busts reflect a change in thinking about prostitution
Key to the difference between sex trafficking and prostitution, especially when vulnerable women are targeted, is who is in control, according to District Attorney Maeghan Maloney.
Sidney father, son’s sex-trafficking charges followed eviction in Belgrade
An affidavit released Tuesday chronicles a two-year tale of suspicions and complaints, police visits and both amateur and official sleuthing.
O’Leary becomes new Winslow chief
The former Brunswick and Cumberland County officer will fill the post vacated by Jeffrey Fenlason’s resignation May 12.
Winslow Town Council OKs increased budget
There will be a second reading and a vote in May as councilors propose covering the increase with surplus funds to keep property tax at its present level.
Police expect more charges in Sidney, Litchfield prostitution cases
“The quick sting is not what we’re going for. We want to make sure these women were protected,” said Lt. Aaron Hayden of the Maine State Police.