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July 2, 2011

Six arrested after Portland standoff

PORTLAND -- Police arrested six people at gunpoint Friday after a six-hour standoff at the Riverton Apartments complex off Forest Avenue.
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July 2, 2011

Marine with Maine ties killed in Afghanistan

When Marine Cpl. Mark Goyet returned from Iraq last winter, he spent a month with his grandparents in Westbrook.
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July 2, 2011

STILL LIFE: Summertime blue

Children jump into the deep end of the Alfond Municipal Pool in Waterville to cool off from Friday’s warm summer temperatures.
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July 2, 2011

AMY CALDER: The infamous July 4, 1990

There will never be a Fourth of July celebration like the one Waterville saw in 1990.
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July 2, 2011

‘Silver alerts’ find elderly

AUGUSTA -- Maine is using a new "Silver Alert" system to search statewide for a missing elderly person suffering from dementia, Alzheimer's disease or other illness.

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July 2, 2011

Chelsea residents adopt new procedures

CHELSEA -- Residents approved all 55 warrant articles at Thursday's Town Meeting, including new municipal rules for soliciting bids and making town purchasing decisions.
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July 2, 2011

Sale of property near prison site ‘raises red flags’

AUGUSTA -- Legislative oversight committees will review the state's sale of property near the former state prison in Thomaston to the current prison warden for $175,000 -- a figure that's below its $458,000 town-assessed value.
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July 2, 2011

Man killed by bull Friday

FARMINGTON -- A 55-year-old man was killed by a bull early Friday morning at Sandy River Farms.
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July 2, 2011

Lakes ready for boat parade on 4th

BELGRADE LAKES -- The Mill Stream boat parade is one of the most popular events planned for Belgrade's July 4 celebration.
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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.