Crews were deployed to restore electricity, and the number of CMP customers without power had fallen to just over 2,000 by Saturday morning.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Judge denies Mark Meadows’ request to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court
U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in Atlanta wrote in a 49-page ruling that Meadows “has not met even the ‘quite low’ threshold” to move his case to federal court.
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Posted inSports
MLB roundup: Dodgers star Mookie Betts out with foot injury
Betts, who fouled a ball off his left foot Thursday, will likely miss Los Angeles’ weekend series against Washington.
Posted inSports
Boston Marathon purse to break $1 million with boost in para athlete divisions
Two more para athlete divisions and a boost in prize money will bring total purse to more than $1 million for the first time.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Jet abandoned by Elite Airways at Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport gets repossessed
Aviation asset management company Sage Popovich obtained a special flight permit from the FAA to fly the jet out of Auburn, according to an airport official.
Posted inNew England, News
Severe heat, heavy storms hit New England; fallen tree kills camper in Vermont
Augusta set a record of 90 F on Thursday, and Concord, New Hampshire, reached 93 F, said Sarah Thunberg, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
No charges against Maine officers in death of handcuffed man hit in the head with a flashlight
Maine’s attorney general concludes four law enforcement officers did not engage in criminal conduct when they used a stun gun and beat the handcuffed man during a violent incident in March.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine recovery community mourns Freeport woman found dead in South Portland
Friends of Danielle Goodwin say the 52-year-old was passionate about helping others enter recovery. Goodwin’s body was found Tuesday and police are investigating her death as a homicide.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Body cam catches elite federal prosecutor offering his Justice Department card in DUI crash arrest
Joseph Ruddy, one of the architects of Operation Panama Express, or PANEX – a task force launched in 2000 to target cocaine smuggling at sea – was charged with driving under the influence with property damage stemming from a Fourth of July crash, but was still representing the U.S. in court as recently as last week.