Local & State
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
Popular Katahdin trail, Thoreau’s route for book research, to be relocated
After a destructive landslide last year, crews will need 18 weeks to redirect part of the Abol Trail to the spectacular peak.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
Feature obituary: Charles Hannaford, dedicated to his family and his job at former Jordan’s Meats plant
Charles Hannaford spent more than 40 years running a machine at the former Jordan’s Meats plant in Portland that stuffed and linked sausage and hot dogs for packaging. Outside the plant, Mr. Hannaford was a husband and father of five children who embraced his love of family, the outdoors and the community. He died Tuesday […]
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
Author, age 9, of Thorndike takes published book on tour to Farmington
With her first published book, Lydia Schofield says the "Bendy Wendy" story started with rhyming games.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
Out-of-staters’ share of Maine Turnpike tolls hits 66 percent
That's up from 54 percent two years ago, as more Mainers get discounts using E-ZPass – and a reason to appreciate tourists.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
California man on the run with 4 sons prevented from leaping off bridge
Police grab the man before he can jump, after finding his wife dead in the family car's trunk a day earlier.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
Councilors put off vote on mayor’s plan to raise Portland’s minimum wage
After testimony from the public and discussion, Finance Committee members say an impact study is needed before they can make a recommendation.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
Old Orchard Beach planners recommend rules for producing medical pot
Town councilors will have the final say on the proposals to designate zones and other limits.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2014
In reversal, Lewiston students allowed to display racial injustice poster
The superintendent decides students may put up a poster that refers to the nationwide discussion shared on Twitter as #blacklivesmatter.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2014
Portland police destroy suspicious object
A contractor brings a device resembling an old pipe bomb to the police station downtown, and parts of Franklin and Middle streets were closed.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2014
Listing ferry makes it to North Haven after trucks on board get knocked over
A large swell knocks a cement truck and boom truck onto a railing, and the Coast Guard escorts the precarious vessel for two hours.
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