Some phones that have been out of touch for a long time may need to have their batteries pulled out and put back in to regain a connection to the network.
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Airline back flying after crash on Matinicus
Penobscot Island Air’s owner says islanders need air service, so he got the planes back in the air after getting the go-ahead from the FAA.
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Buffett brings tax fight to supercommittee
Warren Buffett’s views have become central to the struggle between President Barack Obama and Congress over how to control the federal debt.
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Two arrests; Waterville police log for Wednesday, Thursday
Thefts, vehicle repossession, fraud
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Woman impaled during July storm dies
BANGOR — A 47-year-old Dover-Foxcroft woman impaled by a tree-branch during a summer thunderstorm has died. The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department was notified by the office of the Maine Medical Examiner that Rory Schmand died Wednesday at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. The Bangor Daily News says Schmand was critically injured July 6 […]
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NH man arrested naked at crash scene
PLAISTOW, N.H. — A Plaistow man is facing charges after police say he crashed his car into another vehicle, banged on the other driver’s window and then took off all his clothes. Police say they found 21-year-old Jared Hooper standing naked in the middle of a street when officers arrived at the scene of a […]
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NH child rape suspect facing federal charges
CONCORD, N.H. — A former school bus driver already facing charges of sexually assaulting a child in Maine and possession of child pornography in New Hampshire is now also facing federal indictments. Prosecutors say 45-year-old John Allen Wright, who used to work for Provider Enterprises Inc. transporting disabled children, was arraigned Wednesday in federal court […]
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Bowdoin College erects Earth-friendly roof
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College says it has a cool new rooftop for its heating plant. The college says planting materials for the Brunswick campus’ first living, or “green,” roof arrived Tuesday. They were hoisted to the top of the building that houses the college’s high-efficiency, low-emissions boiler than can burn natural gas and No. 2 […]
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Linda Bean opens restaurant at Jetport
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage will be on hand for the grand opening of Linda Bean’s newest lobster restaurant, at the Portland International Jetport. LePage and Bean will be at the airport today for the official opening of the 180-seat Linda Bean’s Maine Lobster Café. Bean is the granddaughter of L.L. Bean, founder of the […]
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ALCS: Cruz, Napoli lift Rangers in Game 4
DETROIT (AP) — The Texas tag team of Nelson Cruz and Mike Napoli was too much for the Detroit Tigers.