The wooden crane, discovered in an abandoned Augusta granite quarry in 1985, was installed in Granite City Park in 2014.
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Are about 3,000 Americans injured by beach umbrellas every year? | Fact brief
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that windblown beach umbrellas can kill or cause serious injuries, and that proper anchors should be used to prevent incidents.
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Gardiner moves closer to dangerous building declaration for former nursing home
Once a grand building, the former Merrill Memorial Manor on Dresden Avenue is deteriorating badly, neighbors say.
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Tracing the hours after a fatal plane crash in Bangor
A snowstorm delayed the investigation into Maine’s deadliest passenger plane crash in decades.
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Some US citizens in Maine are carrying passports, fearing ICE detention
Some Mainers of color say they’re afraid to leave their homes and worry about their children. One man says he was racially profiled.
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Maine telephone company fined $15K for misrouting 911 calls in Hancock and Washington counties
Regulators opened an investigation into Union River in October. It’s not clear whether any emergency calls were missed.
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They deliver to your door. Here’s what you can do to make it easier and safer this winter.
Whether you’re expecting a gift from Grandma or a lobster feast from your favorite restaurant, the people making home deliveries could use some consideration during the winter holidays — and always.
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Border agents apprehend record number of people in Maine illegally
The individuals arrested in fiscal 2025 came from 46 countries, according to Houlton Sector Maine of the U.S. Border Patrol.
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Girls missing from Topsham elementary school found safe
The second-grade students went missing for about 3 hours Thursday after leaving Woodside Elementary School on foot, according to Sagadahoc County emergency officials.
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Maine investigating how 911 calls were misrouted for nearly 2 years
Union River Telephone Co. sent calls from some Hancock and Washington county residents to an administrative line at the dispatch center. It is unclear whether it delayed responses to emergencies.