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12:00 AM

Sex & the country Several photos included in this story

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — As the last families at the Carrabassett Inn & Grill finish their fried haddock and prime rib, two men in leather jackets haul away the empty tables.

They roll in portable platforms and install dancing poles, strobe lights and a disco ball. One of the men drapes black fabric over the windows.

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12:00 AM

UMaine forces decisive Game 3 Several photos included in this story

ORONO — One more game awaits.

It was the least the University of Maine men's hockey team could ask for -- and the most the Black Bears could play for.

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FOOD SAFETY
12:00 AM

Inspections quick to find bad meat, but not its source

CHICAGO – Dan Kotara's 35 years of grinding meat into hamburger ended last year after a single positive test for a potentially deadly strain of E. coli. Unable to market thousands of pounds of meat, he rented a trash bin and doused the meat in black ink to render it unusable.

His loss: an estimated $25,000.

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12:00 AM

Our View: Haiti relief ship left to drift by U.S. government

You might dismiss it – and some have – as a fool’s errand. You might praise it – and you should – as a noble and courageous mission of mercy.

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12:30 AM

Size matters Several photos included in this story

As a painter, David Campbell enjoys riding his bicycle along the roads near his home in Cape Elizabeth. He appreciates the open air, and tends to notice the details of the landscape when he has the ability to stop his bike, get off and walk around.

"It's an easy way to see things. I stop when I need to, and I've got space all around," he says.

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Missing N.H. woman's body found in Clinton 12:11 PM

CLINTON (AP) — Maine State Police say the body of a missing New Hampshire woman has been found in Clinton, a short distance from where her abandoned car was found along Interstate 95 in December.

Four injured in Standish accident 11:21 AM

Four people were injured in an accident on Oak Hill Road in Standish.

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10:59 AM

Accident on Interstate 295 in Falmouth

Maine State Police are on the scene of an accident on Interstate 295 in the northbound lane around Exit 10 in Falmouth.

10:28 AM

Three injured after crashing into parked cars outside Becky's Diner

Three people were injured in an accident around 8 a.m. in front of Becky’s Diner on Commercial Street in Portland.

Care plan fractures foes of abortion

A group representing Catholic hospitals angers some opponents by endorsing the latest health care bill as a 'major first step.'

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Bill Clinton

Gubernatorial race putting the spotlight on public financing

Is it a waste of taxpayer money or a way to keep special interests in check?

Students' opinions get blasted on the Web

A classroom in Portland writes letters in support of wind power, only to unleash a storm of criticism.

Blue Star Mothers embrace new era of soldiers

The support group has experienced new vitality in the wake of 9/11.

Guardsmen sent off with hugs

Several photos included in this story Gov. John Baldacci, both of Maine's U.S. senators and Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, joined the send-off Saturday for 175 Maine National Guard soldiers who ship out this weekend for deployment to Afghanistan.

Life & Culture

 Size matters Several photos included in this story

An exhibit at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath puts the focus on the monsters of the main.

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 UMaine forces decisive Game 3 Several photos included in this story

The Black Bears beat UMass-Lowell 2-0 behind goalie Dave Wilson to tie their Hockey East quarterfinal series at 1-1.

Nation & World

Post-snow, Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain

Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it's waterlogged by torrential rains. The region mopped up Sunday following a bout with high wind and heavy rains that uprooted trees, downed power lines and flooded some creeks and rivers. Five people died in storm-related accidents and hundreds of thousands were without elec ...

News from the Kennebec Journal

Missing N.H. woman's body found in Clinton

CLINTON (AP) — Maine State Police say the body of a missing New Hampshire woman has been found in Clinton, a short distance from where her abandoned car was found along Interstate ...

News from the Morning Sentinel

Missing N.H. woman's body found in Clinton

CLINTON (AP) — Maine State Police say the body of a missing New Hampshire woman has been found in Clinton, a short distance from where her abandoned car was found along Interstate ...

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