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  • Published
    July 2, 2011

    Olson House a U.S. landmark

    CUSHING (AP) -- A weather-beaten farmhouse featured in the backdrop of one of the most famous paintings from the 20th Century is now a national landmark.

  • Published
    July 2, 2011

    State employee contract negotiations break down

    AUGUSTA -- Contract negotiations between Gov. Paul LePage's administration and Maine's largest public-sector union broke down late Thursday night, say representatives on both sides, who have differing accounts of exactly what happened.

  • Published
    July 2, 2011

    Internet to speed up

    A Biddeford-based Internet service provider says many of its Maine customers will see their connection speeds increase after a two-month upgrade.

  • Published
    July 2, 2011

    Former fire captain found guilty

    AUGUSTA -- A former captain with the Augusta Fire Department left court in handcuffs Friday after a jury found him guilty of having sex with a 15-year-old girl at his home in Manchester between April 2007 and April 2008.

  • Published
    July 2, 2011

    Ellis announces retirement

    FARMINGDALE -- Chief Constable Jeff Ellis told selectmen Wednesday he's retiring from his post effective July 27.

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    July 2, 2011

    Young pilots take to skies at academy

    AUGUSTA -- Sweat beading on his brow as he stood in the sun on the tarmac at the Augusta State Airport, Chris Trotter could not have been happier.

  • Published
    July 2, 2011

    6 arrested in Portland standoff

    PORTLAND -- Police arrested six people at gunpoint Friday after a six-hour standoff at the Riverton Apartments complex off Forest Avenue.

  • Published
    July 2, 2011

    Police Log

    At 5:11 p.m., theft was reported at Bath and Body Works on Stephen King Drive.

  • Published
    July 1, 2011

    LePage swears in first judicial appointment

      BANGOR — Gov. Paul LePage has administered the oath of office to his first judicial appointment, Gregory Campbell, to the Maine District Court. Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and judges from the state’s lower courts were present for today’s ceremony in Bangor. Campbell, of Hampden, has served as assistant district attorney for […]

  • Published
    July 1, 2011

    Bull kills man in Farmington

    Ernest Bubar, 55, got pinned to the ground by the bull after he tried to herd it back to the farm by himself, according to the farm’s owners.