The cause of the blaze at Lignetics of Maine pellet plant is unknown.
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To save on electricity, family and its livestock sacrifice comfort
Lisa Curtis goes so far as to remove the nine 75-watt bulbs that keep her chickens warm during the winter.
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Cut back on kids’ video game time, toddler’s parents are told
A Central Maine Power representative also suggests the Dyar family’s appliances are to blame, but the items are new.
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Franklin County Retired Educators meet in Strong
Staff, students from Stratton Elementary School presented a report on how they used their grant money this year to foster empathy in the schools.
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Strong selectmen address contract dispute over portable toilets
Mike Pond said he didn’t agree to the terms and didn’t sign the contract before placing the units at the ball field, tennis courts and town park.
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State dismisses charges in fatal Kingfield crash
The state could refile charges against Danielle Larochelle after it investigates additional information it received, Deputy District Attorney James Andrews said.
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New Vineyard man rescued after canoe capsizes on Porter Lake
Robert Rutgliano, 63, had been attempting to paddle out on the lake in Strong to his wife, who was stranded after the engine quit on her motor boat.
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Strong students headed to National History Day contest in Washington
The eighth-grade team project on the Little Rock Nine focused on 1957 school segregation case.
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Six UMaine students initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Honorees include Rangeley’s Morrill, Skowhegan’s Curtis, Clinton’s Osborn, Dixfield’s Palmer, Dresden’s Houdlette, Strong’s Romanoski
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Strong principal arrested on OUI charge
Brenda Dwiggins said she has apologized to her community, the SAD 58 school board, the superintendent and colleagues for the situation.