$1.5M NH lottery jackpot goes unclaimed

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July 19, 2011

$1.5M NH lottery jackpot goes unclaimed

BARRINGTON, N.H. — New Hampshire lottery officials say the winner of a $1.5 million jackpot has yet to come forward to claim the prize. The Tri-State Megabucks Plus ticket was purchased at George Calef Fine Foods in Barrington on July 10. Commission spokeswoman Maura McCann says it is likely the winner doesn’t yet know their […]
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July 19, 2011

Borders’ seeks approval to liquidate, close stores

NEW YORK (AP) — There will be no storybook ending for Borders. The 40-year-old book seller could start shuttering its 399 remaining stores as early as Friday. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based chain, which helped pioneer the big-box bookseller concept, is seeking court approval to sell off its assets after it failed to receive any […]
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July 19, 2011

Stolen pickup found on Bangor golf course

BANGOR — Slightly damp but no worse for the wear, a stolen pickup was found on a municipal golf course in Maine. The 1999 Ford F150, which had been stolen overnight from an owner who didn’t know it, turned up with a nice lie Monday morning on the Bangor Municipal Golf Course in Bangor. Says […]
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July 19, 2011

Democrats’ tour: Next stop, Lewiston

LEWISTON — The Maine Democratic Party is listing Lewiston as its next stop on a cross-state tour to hear from voters about issues facing the state. The next stop in the party’s “Get Real Maine” tour will be a meeting with local workers today in Lewiston. Further stops are planned in Benton and Lincoln County, […]
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July 19, 2011

Egg festival kicks off in Pittsfield

PITTSFIELD — Maine is known for its lobster and clam festivals. The Central Maine Egg Festival kicks off today in Pittsfield and continues through Saturday. The festival was founded in 1973 to celebrate the region’s egg industry. During the week, the festival will hold musical performances, a street dance, arts and crafts, food and […]

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July 19, 2011

Soldier from Hartland killed in Afghanistan

Pfc. Tyler Springmann, 19, a 2010 graduate of Nokomis High School, was killed July 17 in Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
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July 19, 2011

STILL LIFE: Summer games

David Armstrong lifts his daughter Ryleigh May in and out of Messalonskee Lake in Oakland on a muggy Monday as his other daughter Katie breaks the surface.
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July 19, 2011

Merger cleared; Madison waits

The world's largest producer of magazine-quality paper won approval recently from a European regulating agency to buy the company that owns Madison Paper Industries, clearing the way for a final deal.
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July 19, 2011

Naked woman pulled from pipe

WATERVILLE -- Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said police do not know why a naked, crying woman crawled into a sewer pipe emerging from a cliff 25 feet above the Kennebec River on Sunday morning.
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July 19, 2011

AT&T, courting T-Mobile, touts wireless progress

WESTBROOK -- As part of a campaign to build public support for its proposed merger with T-Mobile USA, AT&T on Monday outlined the progress it has made this year upgrading its wireless network in Maine.