Man Drowns in Lake
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine - The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a man whose body was recovered from Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester, Maine.
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Would-Be Home Invader Sought
JEFFERSON, Maine - Maine authorities are searching for an armed man who impersonated a state trooper while trying to force his way into a home in Jefferson.
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Chief Wants Cocaine Laws Toughened
PORTLAND, Maine - Portland Police Chief James Craig says state laws need to be updated to reflect cocaine's growing role in crime in Maine's largest city.
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New Top Environmental Enforcer For Maine Named
AUGUSTA, Maine - Gov. John Baldacci has appointed an acting environmental protection commissioner for Maine, to replace David Littell.
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Lockdown At Bangor-Area School
EDDINGTON, Maine - Officials say a Maine elementary school went into lockdown mode but no one was hurt.
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Two Escape Plane Crash
LEVANT, Maine - Police say a small single-engine plane sustained substantial damage after getting caught up in a wind shear and crashing at a small airstrip in central Maine.
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Bring On The Candidates!!!!
AUGUSTA, Maine - It’s after Labor Day and most political experts say now Mainers start to watch the political campaigns. They say the race for Governor is far from over.
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Close Call For ATV Driver
GRAY, Maine - An ATV rider had his right leg impaled on a tree branch while riding in Maine.
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State Catching Low Rates on Borrowing
AUGUSTA, Maine - State Treasurer Dave Lemoine says he is astonished at the low interest rates the state is paying for short term borrowing.
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Delegation Fighting For "Net Neutrality"
AUGUSTA, Maine - Right now, internet users get access to any website on an equal basis. But, discussions by major internet companies with the Federal Communications Commission has raised the fear of a new internet based on the ability to pay for access and members of Maine’s congressional delegation say such a system would hurt Maine.
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5 Harness Racing Fans Hurt At Windsor Fair
WINDSOR, Maine - Officials in Maine say five harness racing fans at the Windsor Fair were injured when a starting gate mounted on a moving pickup truck hit them as they stood alongside the track.
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Maine Gas Prices Up Slightly
PORTLAND, Maine - A price-monitoring group says average retail gasoline prices in Maine have risen 0.1 cent per gallon in the past week.
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Lab Building Permanent Home
BOOTHBAY, Maine - Bigelow Laboratory is breaking ground for its permanent home in East Boothbay along the Maine coast.
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State Announces Pesticide Program
AUGUSTA, Maine - Buyers of older homes or farms in Maine often discover they've inherited caches of hazardous wastes in the form of old pesticides. And those chemicals, such as DDT, lead arsenate and chlordane, are difficult and expensive to get rid of.
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UMaine Official Going To Arkansas
ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine System's director of external affairs, John Diamond, has been named associate vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Arkansas.
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