LEBANON — A disabled man was killed when a fire swept through a mobile home Wednesday and required several hours to be extinguished. Firefighters were called to 185 Bakers Grant Road just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday by a neighbor, said Lebanon Fire Chief Dan Meehan. Meehan said the home, which he described as a mobile […]
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Park’s namesake may finally get their due
BIDDEFORD — Efforts to replace the sagging chain-link fence that marks the entrance to Clifford Park with something more appealing are under way. The Clifford family gave the 140-acre park, which sits off Pool Street and includes trails and recreational facilities such as tennis and basketball courts, to the city in 1895, said Catherine Glynn, […]
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New York man held without bail in Christmas killings
AUGUSTA (AP) — A New York man charged with killing an Augusta couple found shot inside an SUV on Christmas Day was ordered held without bail Wednesday. David Marble Jr., 29, of Rochester, appeared before a Superior Court justice at the Augusta Judicial Center and was formally charged with two counts of murder in the […]
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Lawmakers see centennial as chance to boost parks
WASHINGTON — Under President Dwight D. Eisehower, the nation prepared for the 50th birthday of the National Park Service with a spending splurge that refurbished Independence Hall in Philadelphia and helped complete the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway. Next year, the world-famous system turns 100 and the celebration will […]
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House Intelligence chair seeks answers on NSA spying report
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday his committee will look into a report the U.S. spied on the Israeli prime minister and in the process swept up communications with Congress. Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California told The Associated Press that he’s asked the director of National Intelligence and the […]
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Man convicted of torturing boy says he never assaulted him
CONCORD, N.H. — A man accused of torturing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son before he and the woman fled to a Florida amusement park said Wednesday he never assaulted the boy and deserves to have decades cut off his prison sentence. Roland Dow, who had not previously spoken publicly about the case, was convicted in June […]
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US pending home sales slip in November
WASHINGTON — Fewer people signed contracts to purchase homes in November, as the real estate market appears to have cooled after sales gains for much of 2015. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index fell 0.9 percent to 106.9 last month. It was the lowest reading in […]
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Christmas trees picked up starting Monday
SANFORD — Christmas trees will be picked up by the Sanford Public Works Department starting Monday. The final day for pick up is Jan. 15. Trees must be available for pick up on the day of residents’ regular trash pick up day, although they may be removed on a different day . Trees should be […]
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Drug overdoses remain on pace for record
AUGUSTA (AP) — Attorney General Janet Mills says the state remains on a record pace for drug overdoses. Declaring that Maine’s “opioid epidemic continues to rage,” Mills said Wednesday that new figures for the first nine months of the year indicate the number of drug overdoses stood at 174. She says that puts the state […]
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LePage sends a gift to GOP lawmakers
AUGUSTA (AP) —Gov. Paul LePage has delivered Christmas gifts to most Republicans in the Legislature. But his goal apparently wasn’t to spread holiday cheer. WMTW-TV reports that the Republican governor sent copies of an illustrated book, “If You’re Riding a Horse and It Dies, Get Off.” The author describes it as a “humorous allegory about […]