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New Maine jobs not so energy-intensive

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has said repeatedly that businesses need cheaper energy in order to create jobs. But a report Sunday by Maine Today Media says that while no business wants high energy bills, a deep labor pool and skilled work force are more important than energy prices for job creation. The […]

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Threats made in pharmacy robbery

WATERVILLE ( AP) — Police are on the hunt for a man who threatened violence during a robbery at a Waterville pharmacy. Police say the man used a note and said he would shoot anyone who followed him during the robbery Sunday afternoon at a CVS on Kennedy Memorial Drive. Employees told police that no […]

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Gasoline prices rise 3 cents in Maine

AUGUSTA (AP) — The bad news is that gas prices in Maine are on the rise again, but the good news is that they are not rising as fast as they are nationally. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports today that the average retail price of gasoline Maine jumped nearly three cents to $3.86 per gallon. That […]

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Reward in Maine killing up to $60K

WOODLAND ( AP) — Reward money has been increased to $60,000 for information leading to the killer of a northern Maine sawmill owner who was shot to death during an apparent robbery four years ago. Fifty- six- year- old Darrel Smith was killed Feb. 4, 2008, inside his sawmill adjacent to his home in Woodland, […]

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Bath grapplers win the West

MONMOUTH — The Bath Middle School wrestling team made program history Saturday by winning the Pine Tree League West Regional at Monmouth Academy. Bath will send a whopping 10 wrestlers to the state meet, scheduled to be held next Saturday at the Bath Middle School gym. Topfour places in both regions advanced. Bath compiled 164 points […]