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AUBURN — An Androscoggin County jury has rejected a former jail guard’s claim that her bosses retaliated against her after she complained about a plan to move an abusive supervisor to cover her shift. The jury on Thursday ruled in favor of the county in the lawsuit brought by Lisa Levesque of Buckfield. She said […]

AUGUSTA — A presentation of service medals to a World War II veteran will also mark his recent 90th birthday. Harry Grim’s award presentation and celebration of his birthday will take place near the tank at Camp Keyes in Augusta today at noon. Grim, of Gardiner, earned four Battle Stars during his World War II […]

BELFAST — A  man accused of killing his wife after she nagged him over his purchase of a new muffler for his truck is due to be sentenced. Forty-nine-year-old Michael Littlefield of Brooks was scheduled to be sentenced Friday afternoon in Waldo County Superior Court under a plea bargain. Terms were disclosed. Littlefield is charged […]

WASHINGTON — Good news for seniors: The government says Medicare’s basic monthly premium will rise less than expected next year, by $3.50 for most.

BIDDEFORD — Six disparate groups opposed to the expansion of gaming in Maine came together on Thursday for the first time to speak out against Question 2, a ballot measure that would allow racinos in Biddeford and Calais.

AUGUSTA — Following heated debate city councilors indicated they’re ready to vote, one way or the other, on a long-tabled proposal that would force a paving plant that has drawn numerous complaints from its neighbors out of business, or at least out of its current location.

The employer of two men killed by sewer gases on a job site in Kennebunkport last month said Thursday he will likely challenge proposed federal safety fines.

WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday are scheduled to choose an architect to help identify a site for and design a police station.