The ‘ugly act’ that claimed the life of a terrier-pug mix named Franky elicits an outpouring of support in a Down East town.
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Men wanted in dog’s death turn themselves in to police
They are charged with aggravated animal cruelty in the case of a Boston terrier-pug mix stolen from its owner in Winter Harbor and later found dead.
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Two Hancock County men sought in killing of family’s dog
The body of the pug named Franky washed up on a beach Thursday after it was reported missing following a break-in Aug. 26, police say.
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Portland woman cracks top 10 in Miss USA contest
Miss Maine USA Marina Gray survives two rounds of elimination in the national pageant, which is won by a Nebraskan.
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With ‘crescendo,’ home-schooled student wins Maine State Spelling Bee
Colin Aponte, a 13-year-old from Blue Hill, beats out 13 other competitors to go on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington in May.
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Regina Grabrovac believes in blueberries for all
Working among the food insecure, she hates to see surplus fruit go to waste.
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Lightning sparks wildfire in Hancock County
The fire burned about 2 acres of forestland near Brandy Pond, the Maine Forest Service says.
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty to embezzling from Maine boatyard
Steven Nygren, 50, wrote unauthorized checks to himself totaling $732,000 and made an additional $62,000 in unauthorized charges to company credit cards of Brooklin Boat Yard, federal prosecutors say.
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Amid plummeting prices, a growing fear: Fewer Maine blueberry farmers
Lawmakers and agriculture officials say the state needs to find new buyers for one of its signature crops.
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Two women killed in head-on crash in Down East Maine
The collision of an SUV and a flatbed truck happened Tuesday morning on Route 3, says the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department.