WATERVILLE Woman dies in apartment fire that started in her trash can A Waterville woman died early Saturday in a fire at her apartment on Silver Place, officials said. Firefighters were called to the four-unit apartment house about 2:30 a.m. and found the first-floor apartment filled with smoke and flames, said Steve McCausland, spokesman for […]
2011
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He’ll likely be back – in the black
Arnold Schwarzenegger considers his options after he leaves the California governor’s office.
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Reny family members start young, return to fold
NEWCASTLE – John Reny didn’t always want to work at his father’s stores. For a brief period around 1970, he dreamed of playing guitar in a rock ‘n’ roll band. But the family business drew him back. Now he is president of Renys, and he leads the 14-store chain and its roughly 450 staff members […]
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Tens of thousands flee gang violence in Ciudad Juarez
Mexico says 3,000 people were killed last year in the city, just across the river from El Paso, Texas.
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Brazil’s new leader vows to fight poverty
The nation’s first female president is the hand-picked successor of the popular outgoing leader.
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Mainers rush for state’s OK to use medical pot
Patients had inundated the state with applications for registration cards before the mandate took effect.
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Bruce Roberts Toy Fund Donations
Here are the latest donations to the Bruce Roberts Toy Fund: Previously acknowledged: $165,243.72 James and Susan McMahon $100 Anonymous $200 Elizabeth A. McBrady $75 Students and staff of North Yarmouth Memorial School and Wilson School of SAD 51 and Mr. Brookes’ 5th Grade $1,057.37 Patricia Frederick $100 In loving memory of my husband, Al […]
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African nations ready to use force in Ivory Coast
Military commanders are preparing plans to oust President Laurent Gbagbo if he fails to transfer power.
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Maine Event: Cold limbs, warm hearts
Yes, the water was frigid. That was expected. But Mother Nature provided a blanket of sorts Saturday with unseasonably warm air for hundreds of participants in the Special Olympics Lobster Dip in Old Orchard Beach. The event, held at The Brunswick hotel, has been pulling swimmers into the chilly Atlantic since 1988. Participants are asked […]
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Christians, Egyptian police clash after bombing at church kills 21
‘Foreign elements,’ maybe al-Qaida, are blamed for the apparent suicide blast that injured 97.