No one was in the building owned by Family Focus child care center when the fire started.
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Two Maine boat explosions injure 3 people
Gas fumes igniting are blamed for one off East End Beach in Portland and another on the Kennebec River.
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$120M Maine offshore energy project put on hold
Statoil, a Norwegian oil company, cites a new Maine law as the reason, because it overturns an agreement on electric rates the company will be allowed to charge.
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Maine Republican Party has shake-up at top
The chairman and the vice chairman quit amid tension within the ranks, and Bruce Poliquin may fill the void.
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Cape Elizabeth whale tale to be about marine research
A decaying carcass becomes a learning tool after it washes ashore on a Cape Elizabeth beach.
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Daring Katahdin helicopter rescue was unprecedented
An injured hiker is lifted off the Maine mountain in a full-body ‘screamer suit.’
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Train derails in central Maine; no injuries, no spills
Three cars carrying liquid carbon dioxide and an empty tanker derailed about 5:30 a.m. today.
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Anthem’s proposed network wouldn’t cover all Maine towns
Central Maine HealthCare, which wouldn’t be in Anthem’s network, says Anthem’s proposal underestimates the driving time to doctors in central and western Maine.
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Maine OUI law deal: Take a sobriety test in car
First-time offenders will be able to cut their license suspensions to 30 days if they agree to a device that locks the ignition if they’re drunk.
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Two Maine judges sworn in
Calais resident David J. Mitchell will serve as a District Court judge and Judge John V. Romei will serve as an active retired District Court judge.