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Canadian sailboat rescued off of Mount Desert Island
The boat which was taking on water after its boom broke was towed safely to port by the Coast Guard.
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Paychecks for some Lewiston city employees delayed
LEWISTON — Officials say a computer glitch kept some of the 444 employees from Lewiston from receiving their paychecks on time. Lewiston Finance Director Heather Hunter said only employees using the Lewiston Municipal Credit Union received their direct deposit checks as scheduled at midnight Tuesday. The computer problem was fixed by 10 a.m. Wednesday and […]
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Warden service finds missing elderly man
HOLDEN — The Maine Warden Service says a 75-year-old Holden man who had been out of his home for more than a day has been found safe. The search for Eugene Loughlin, began at mid-day Wednesday after his daughter reported him missing, but an investigation found he had not been in his home since Tuesday […]
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US Coast Guard: Marine Corps jet crew rescued
“They were just basically floating in the water” when the crew of a search boat heard them calling for help.
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UMaine selected for energy project
ORONO — The U.S. Department of Energy says the University of Maine has been selected for one of three high-tech energy-production projects nationwide. The work involves improving the operations of advanced, zero-emission power systems and the improvement of operations at fossil energy power plants. UMaine will receive $1.2 million to work with Orono-based Environetix to […]
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Task force searches for $25 million in savings
AUGUSTA — A 12-member task force that’s under legislative orders to find $25 million in savings in the Maine budget is holding its first meeting. The panel will meet today in the State House and is expected to meet several more times in the months ahead before it completes its work. It was created this […]
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SNAPSHOT: Much ado about something
Customers line up with umbrellas at a concession stand Wednesday at Cumston Hall before a showing of “Much Ado About Nothing” by the Theater at Monmouth. People planning to attend a performance Thursday may want to pack an umbrella for a matinee of “James and the Giant Peach” but, with sun expected in the late […]
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Vets decry closure of store
TOPSHAM — Like thousands of other veterans and military family members in southern Maine, Gregory Dunn heard rumblings that the Brunswick-Topsham Commissary would close this year along with the Brunswick Naval Air Station.
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Officials see jobs in special visa plan
AUGUSTA — Though similar efforts have failed elsewhere, state officials are optimistic that an effort to lure foreign investors through a specialized visa program would be successful in Maine.