Local & State

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July 25, 2013

Ex-Maine politician says she doesn’t remember Chelsea bid details

Carole Swan says that if she erred on income tax or workers' compensation forms it was because she is a victim of domestic abuse.
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July 25, 2013

Police raid office of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway

Canadian officers are searching for evidence in the July 6 railway disaster that killed 47 people and destroyed much of a small Quebec town.
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July 25, 2013

Mainer in space discusses dramatic rescue, missing home

Astronaut Chris Cassidy and colleague Karen Nyberg talk to the Press Herald via video conference from the International Space Station.
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July 25, 2013

Anthem-MaineHealth network approved – with conditions

A rival network blasts the partnership as a 'backroom deal' that discriminates against central and western Maine.
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July 25, 2013

Request for probe of Maine DEP on hold

A legislator says he needs to refine the goals of any review, which he's seeking in reaction to a Press Herald investigation.

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July 25, 2013

Bangor police revive unconscious man, later arrest him

Police say the man now faces charges of possession of heroin, trafficking drugs and trafficking knives, in addition to outstanding warrants.
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July 25, 2013

Maine tells railroad to report oil shipments

Pan Am Railways says Maine law requires reports only for refined oil, but not crude oil.
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July 25, 2013

Ex-Chelsea selectwoman: Can’t remember contract bid details

Carole Swan, facing 10 charges of defrauding the federal government, testified today she cannot remember specifics about the bid for a 2007 culvert project awarded to her husband.
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July 25, 2013

LePage still riled over military recruiter-access bill

The governor says will reintroduce a bill to allow uniformed military recruiters access to schools, which opponents say is already allowed.
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July 25, 2013

Gwaro’s wife: He was drunk night of Portland attack

Meanwhile, an investigator hired by the Scarborough man’s defense team says a prosecution witness has changed his story.