The Houlton man had already been charged in state court for a series of earlier smaller fires at the church.
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Maine tribe seeks support for bill that would allow casino
The bill would allow Houlton Band of Maliseet to negotiate with the federal government to open a casino in Aroostook County.
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Border Patrol arrests 7 along Maine-Canada border
The arrests stemmed from 3 incidents last weekend even as the border is closed to nonessential traffic during the pandemic.
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Houlton man arrested after chase on Maine Turnpike reaches 120 mph
Michael Pierce, 43, eventually pulled over in Falmouth, state police say.
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Maine rural hospitals cut pay, hours while preparing for surge of patients
The cost-cutting measures are happening because hospitals are no longer getting revenue from emergency room visits and elective procedures were canceled to make room for COVID-19 patients.
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Food assistance available at many Maine parishes
Local parishes are in Skowhegan, Farmington, Augusta, Jay during COVID-19 outbreak.
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Eight from Mexico arrested in human smuggling effort in Aroostook County
Police pulled over a vehicle containing 7 undocumented immigrants who illegally crossed the border into Maine last week, and an eighth man who was paid to drive them to New York, authorities say.
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Massachusetts men to be sentenced for drug killing in Maine
An Oakfield man was shot nine times in October 2016, prosecutors say.
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Federal funds awarded for food-production facility in Houlton
The plant will manufacture food for laboratory animals.
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Maine tribes are skeptical of federal move to revisit river water standards
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering Obama-era protections on the Penobscot and Meduxnekeag rivers.