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Published
July 1, 2011

State police beef up weekend patrols

AUGUSTA — Maine state police have begun beefing up patrols as traffic begins picking up in advance of the long Fourth of July holiday weekend. Col. Robert Williams, state police chief, said this is one of the busiest times on Maine roads so additional patrols will be monitoring the increased traffic. He says troopers will […]
Published
July 1, 2011

UMaine-Saco preparing new building

SACO — University College at Saco plans to move into a new building on Saco Island in time for the winter semester. The Journal Tribune of Biddeford says the college will take over what’s referred to as Building 7, a two-story, 10,000-square-foot building behind the Run of the Mill Public House and Brewery. University College […]
Published
April 19, 2011

Volkswagen’s Beetle morphs once more

NEW YORK -- In its 73-year history, the Beetle has evolved from the hippie ride of choice to a cute chick car. Now Volkswagen is reinventing it again.
Published
April 19, 2011

China hires new part-time police officer

CHINA -- Growing up, Erasmo Gonzalez wanted to be either a policeman or a teacher.
Published
April 19, 2011

Youth accept hard times but still hope

WASHINGTON -- The American dream of life getting better for each new generation feels like a myth to many of today's young adults.

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Published
April 19, 2011

‘Fun’ watering can pulls Winslow’s Odyssey of the Mind team to world finals

WINSLOW -- Fourth-grader Adam Bickford already knows what it takes to be an inventor.
Published
April 19, 2011

Protesters seek big business tax

WATERVILLE -- Peter Madigan said he stopped in the middle of doing his taxes last week to plan a protest against Bank of America.
Published
April 19, 2011

FirstPark reboots

OAKLAND -- It's been a decade since construction started on FirstPark, the high-tech business park covering 285 acres near Interstate 95.
Published
April 19, 2011

Oakland arranges day to shred documents

OAKLAND -- It started Dec. 10, 2010, with a question from a resident on the Oakland Transfer Station's Facebook page.
Published
April 19, 2011

Augusta’s project runway in the wings

AUGUSTA -- The main runway at Augusta State Airport could soon close for repair, meaning no commercial flights in or out of Augusta for up to two months.