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2017
New, $60 million Mt. Ararat High School gets Topsham board approval
The new school, to be completed in 2020, will be built on the existing school’s athletic fields.
Lewiston plow driver wasn’t dreaming of a whiteout Christmas
It snowed so hard Monday that 22-year veteran Jeff Ricker could hardly see.
State police plane spots speeding car on Maine Turnpike; driver jailed on drug charge
A trooper confiscates 60 grams of cocaine and $2,200 in cash.
Steelers clinch first-round bye
Pittsburgh takes command early despite the absence of Antonio Brown and breezes past the Houston Texans, 34-6.
Sports Digest: Ohtani says goodbye to Japanese fans
Shohei Ohtani begins preparations to join the Los Angeles Angels.
The future of Obamacare now linked to midterm election in 2018
The fate of the health care law hinges on November voting that could change the majority party even as insurers also hold sway in coverage policy.
Blaze destroys South Portland garage; firefighter hurt in fall on ice
The fire, which did not spread to the house, is under control within a half-hour.
Air quality improves at Manchester Elementary after push from parents
RSU 38 spends more than $100,000 and installs 12 classroom ventilators.
Jackson describes how he manages Parkinson’s
Still keeping busy, Rev. Jesse Jackson carries on a Christmas tradition with a talk to inmates in Chicago.