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Local & State

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February 20, 2014

Human trafficking bill receives support in Maine Legislature

The bill would give courts power to vacate prostitution convictions for those who were forced into the sex trade.
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February 20, 2014

Biddeford police warn of traffic pattern change at Five Points

A traffic light has been added at the city’s busiest intersection because of the high accident rate.
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February 20, 2014

Maine woman arrested on heroin, bath salt charges

Police executing a search warrant at a home in Brewer arrest 41-year-old Victoria Ragonesi.
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February 20, 2014

Old Town pedestrian struck, killed by SUV

Police say the driver called 911 and tried to help, but there was nothing that could be done to save her.
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February 20, 2014

911 call: Maine farmer confronted neighbor after shooting self in face

Details of the chaotic scene are described in a transcript of an emergency call placed during the Jan. 5 incident involving Edward Domasinsky of Clinton.

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February 20, 2014

Collision with MDOT snowplow kills driver of car

Police say the car crossed the center line and struck the plow, despite efforts by the plow driver to move out of the way.
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February 20, 2014

Maine man pleads guilty to two 2012 pharmacy robberies

A judge sentences Michael Pierce to five years in jail with all but two years suspended for the robberies of two CVS pharmacies in Augusta.
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February 20, 2014

Innovations to be explored at Maine timber industry forum

They include new specialty papers and ultra-efficient generators that produce steam and electricity for industrial applications.
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February 20, 2014

Mercury contamination in Penobscot River lobsters was known for 8 years

But consumers didn’t learn about the ‘hazardous’ levels until a state agency closed the fishing area.
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February 20, 2014

Closure to affect hundreds of Maine lobster, crab harvesters

Others wonder how the closure of the Penobscot River area will reflect on the Maine lobster brand.