AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Tobias Harris scored 21 points to help the Detroit Pistons snap a five-game losing streak by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-90 on Monday night while LeBron James sat out resting. James missed his third game of the season, and Cleveland has lost all three. The Cavaliers had their five-game winning streak […]
December 2016
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Little time to celebrate for playoff-bound Dolphins
DAVIE, Fla. — Coach Adam Gase was at home late on Christmas night grading videotape of the Miami Dolphins’ most recent game when their first playoff berth since 2008 was secured. Time to hit the pause button on the video, break out the eggnog and trade high-fives with the wife? Apparently not. “I don’t think […]
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Power restored to Maine homes after outages
BRADFORD (AP) – Power has been restored to all but a handful of Emera Maine customers left in the dark on Sunday. The utility says windy conditions across northern and eastern Maine on Christmas Day brought down trees and limbs, knocking out power to more than 4,500 customers in several towns. By Monday morning, only […]
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Driver dies after hitting black ice. another vehicle
OAKLAND (AP) – Police in Maine say a Sidney woman died after her car hit black ice, crossed the center line and crashed into a vehicle heading in the opposite direction. Oakland police Officer Todd Burbank said that Emily Andrews had been driving too fast around the corner Friday night before she hit the black […]
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Three snowobilers rescued after night in woods
MILLINOCKET (AP) — Maine game wardens say three women are safe after they became separated while snowmobiling near Millinocket. Wardens say 62-year-old Dorothy Gould, of Glenburn, Maine, Alice Meadow of Texas and Valerie Morrow, of Garland Maine, both of whom are in their 50s, were staying together at a camp on Smith Pond west of […]
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Maine town ponders pot moratorium
RICHMOND (AP) — Officials in Richmond will hold a public hearing this week on a proposed temporary ban on marijuana retailers and social clubs in the Maine town. The Richmond Planning Board’s hearing is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Board of Selectmen plans to hold a special town meeting Jan. 18 to vote on […]
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Bedbugs detected in Augusta
AUGUSTA (AP) – Bedbugs have been detected at three Augusta buildings months after an infestation at a pair of boarding houses prompted city officials to adopt an emergency bedbug ordinance and later pass a permanent law. In the most recent incident, the biting bug was found inside a DVD case at Lithgow Public Library. City […]
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State regulators leave solar energy rules intact
PORTLAND (AP) – State utility regulators say they are leaving Maine’s solar energy rules alone for now. The specific rules let solar generators receive billing credits for putting excess electricity on the grid. The Maine Public Utilities Commission’s recent move means existing rules are still in place for solar generators. But regulators also said they […]
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Police investigating Fairfield arson, suicide
FAIRFIELD (AP) — A central Maine man set his estranged wife’s house on fire during the middle of the night before fatally stabbing himself in front of responding officers, police said Sunday. Shortly after midnight Saturday, Terry Whitney, 63, went to his estranged wife’s home, shut off the power, and set fire to his truck […]
