Local & State

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September 10, 2013

Prosecutor opens trial, calls ex-Chelsea selectwoman ‘corrupt’

The extortion trial of Carole Swan, who was convicted in July on tax and workers’ compensation charges, began this morning.
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September 10, 2013

Maine leaders warned of impact as state’s population ages

'Radical rethinking' will be needed, an economist tells a Maine gathering taking a first step in developing solutions.
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September 10, 2013

Civil rights charge filed over Maine threat tied to race

The attorney general says a Windham man made 'hateful' comments to a black woman in Portland.
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September 10, 2013

Portland man dodges police before arrest in stolen car

Timothy Berry, 19, was driving a Honda Accord stolen from a dealership in Brunswick, South Portland police said.
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September 10, 2013

Six escape serious injury when minivans collide in Lebanon

Both vans were destroyed, with heavy damage to their front ends.
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September 10, 2013

Two teens suspected of starting fire in Pittston

The boys, ages 15 and 17, were treated at MaineGeneral Medical Center for burns and smoke inhalation.
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September 10, 2013

Charge reduced in Farmington gun scare

Police say the 20-year-old John Cushman made 'a lot of people nervous' and prompted employees at a pub to lock the doors with customers inside.
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September 10, 2013

Mass. man sentenced in Maine on drug charges

Joshua Snow was pulled over by Maine State Police on I-95 in January and found to be in possession of 500 oxycodone pills.
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September 10, 2013

Maine hearing to focus on aging population

House Speaker Mark Eves is holding a discussion with lawmakers, health care officials and economists today.
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September 10, 2013

$4M settlement reached in Owls Head plane crash

Two University of Maine students and one alumnus died in the November 2012 crash that occurred when their plane clipped a pickup truck.

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