PORTLAND (AP) — The organizers of the 2017 Maine Cannabis Convention say this is a critically important year for the event because of the state’s recent move toward legal marijuana. The convention wraps uip Sunday in Portland and organizers say it’s an event for businesses, advocates, medical marijuana patients and anyone else with an investment […]
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Owner wants jury to decide fate of dogs facing euthanasia
WINSLOW (AP) — A Maine woman says jurors should decide whether her two dogs should receive court-ordered euthanasia for killing a 10-month Boston Terrier. WABI-TV reports that Danielle Jones of Winslow appeared before Maine’s highest court Friday to ask justices to overturn the euthanasia order. A judge previously found Jones guilty of two counts of […]
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Teacher who won $1 million prize accused of shoplifting
EDGECOMB (AP) — A Maine teacher who pleaded guilty to shoplifting a $14.99 blouse after winning the $1 million Global Teacher Prize is accused of violating her conditions of release by stealing a $28 dog leash. Wiscasset police tell the Bangor Daily News that Nancie Atwell received a summons for theft Friday. Atwell had pleaded […]
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Maine gets reprieve as it works to implement REAL ID
AUGUSTA (AP) — The state of Maine says it has received a reprieve from national proof-of-identity standards as it works to comply with that law. The Maine Secretary of State, in a release, says it has received a grace period from enforcement of the federal REAL ID Act until Jan. 22. That means Mainers can […]
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Vote could tilt Austria to far right, install anti-immigrant leader
VIENNA (AP) — In an election that could shake up Austria’s politics, voters were deciding Sunday whether the nation moves to the right after decades of centrist policies. The result could pave the way for Europe’s youngest government leader. Three parties, and two messages, are vying for first place in the general election: the center-left […]
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Death toll in Somalia blast rises to 53
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia’s capital rose to 53 as hospitals struggled to cope with the high number of casualties, security and medical sources said Sunday. More than 60 others were injured. Somalia’s government had yet to release the exact death toll from the […]
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Boston Bruins roll over winless Coyotes, 6-2
GLENDALE, Ariz. – (AP) — The Boston Bruins played scattered in their own end in consecutive games against Colorado, leading to a pair of ugly losses. A trip to the desert, where they always seem to play well, turned out to be just what the Bruins needed to get back to their game. Better in […]
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Powell, Wilkerson questionable for Jets against Patriots
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets running back Bilal Powell and defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson are questionable to play against the New England Patriots on Sunday because of injuries. Neither Powell nor Wilkerson practiced this week. Powell, the Jets’ leading rusher, has a strained calf, while Wilkerson is dealing with a sprained shoulder […]
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Poll: North Korea nuke advances spook Americans
WASHINGTON — North Korea’s nuclear weapons development is spooking most Americans, and two-thirds of them say President Donald Trump’s war of words with the isolated nation’s leader is making the situation worse. Less than 1 in 10 thinks Trump’s comments are making it better. Those are the findings of a poll by the Associated Press-NORC […]
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Hibernation sale in Old Orchard Beach nears
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Friends of Libby Library in Old Orchard Beach are giving books away at bargain prices before putting The Book Shed into hibernation mode for the winter. Participants can visit The Book Shed between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 or between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 […]