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The Waterville Police Department reported the following activity July 4 and July 5:

  GEORGETOWN — Police say an 11-year-old boy is recovering after being hit in the eye with fireworks that were shot off by his father in Georgetown. Officials tell WCSH-TV that the boy and his family were visiting from New Hampshire when they decided to set off some fireworks Monday night. Police say one of […]

  PORTLAND — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe say the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a $400,000 emergency grant to 50 Maine potato farmers. The farmers suffered crop damage during recent storms that in some cases completely washed away topsoil, dramatically reducing yields. The grants come from the USDA’s Farm Services Agency. […]

AUGUSTA — Lawmakers will take a fresh look at a bill to study youth sports-related head injuries during next January’s session. Before adjourning last week, the Legislature decided to sideline the bill so the Education Committee can review it next year. The sponsor, Saco Democratic Rep. Donald Pilon, says he’s disappointed with the move. His […]

“I have a thing for girls in cowboy boots and Daisy Dukes,” Jason Maxim tweeted last week. Now, the 29-year-old Augusta native and Los Angeles actor and entrepreneur is one of 20 men — a 50-50 mix of country boys and city slickers — vying for the heart of a lovely, self-proclaimed Southern belle.

GARDINER — Local merchants will meet July 19 for a roundtable discussion on ways to market their businesses.

When Pam Hurley Moser ran into a friend and former client at a Chicago airport in April, the friend was shocked that Moser, president of Hurley Travel Experts on Cumberland Avenue, still operated a travel agency.