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Local & State

Published
August 28, 2014

Portland’s plan for storm water fees would raise utility bills

Opposition is so likely that officials have recommended setting aside $50,000 for potential legal challenges.
Published
August 28, 2014

Market Basket standoff ends with sale to ousted CEO

The deal worth about $1.5 billion reportedly gives Arthur T. Demoulas full authority to manage the 71-store operation, including a location in Biddeford.
Published
August 27, 2014

Proposed 62-turbine wind farm for Bingham gets preliminary OK

The promoters have not yet secured funding for the project which would be the biggest in the state.
Published
August 27, 2014

Time Warner apologizes, says ‘issue with our Internet backbone’ caused major outage

The millions who lost Web and some video services for hours included 350,000 clients in Maine and New Hampshire.
Published
August 27, 2014

Maine man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting girl, 4, and recording it

No sentencing date is set for Eric L. Bard of Sidney, whose lawyers have said he is too intellectually compromised to understand that what he did was wrong.

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Published
August 27, 2014

Farmington man drowns while going for a swim

Jeffrey Mitchell, 63, had jumped off a pontoon boat in Wilson Lake in Wilton.
Published
August 27, 2014

Three South Portland teenagers charged with multiple burglaries

Police received a tip on the burglaries, one of which occurred while the resident was sleeping in the house.
Published
August 27, 2014

Woolwich man critical after one-car crash

The driver, Stephen Smith, was allegedly driving erratically and speeding, and refused to stop for a sheriff's deputy.
Published
August 27, 2014

Woman taken to hospital after two-car crash in Fryeburg

Injuries to a passenger in a Chevrolet Malibu hit by a Ford Ranger were not life-threatening.
Published
August 27, 2014

Falmouth lawyer charged with possessing child pornography

Police say Lawrence Winger, 63, a well-regarded employment lawyer, had explicit images of children younger than 12 on a computer hard drive.