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More then 500 people gathered to search for Nichole Cable on Sunday in Glenburn.
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More than 500 help with ground search for missing Glenburn teen

23 mins ago GLENBURN, Maine — Well over 500 people took to the roadsides, woods and bogs of the Glenburn area Sunday in the search for 15-year-old Nichole ...

Prayers or no prayers: The boats must go on for South Bristol eighth-graders

BATH, Maine — Last week South Bristol School canceled its traditional blessing of the fleet after a Washington, D.C.-based organization declared the prayer unconstitutional. But ...
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Wally Henderson, No. 155, races at Speedway 95 on Saturday.

Emma Libby, 15, overcomes ruling to win Sport-4 race at Speedway 95

HERMON, Maine — Fifteen-year-old Emma Libby of Glenburn was irritated. She was sent to the back of the field for her role in an accident ...
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Rob Hunt of Gorham-based BioSpecialists LLC applies a neutralization agent to the walls of a vacant Standish home Sunday as part of a meth lab remediation training.

Production of meth, now easier and more portable, growing in Maine

Pete Waterman of Waterman Farms in Sabattus posted a help-wanted sign along Route 126 in front of his family's farm recently because he was looking for a skilled farmhand. He had 14 applicants. Many were unfamiliar with simple farm tasks such as driving a tractor or milking cows. He ended up hiring a student helper and a part-time worker from the 14.

Job openings on the rise as Maine slowly climbs back from recession

Dental professionals fear proposed bill could make it more difficult for patients to get procedures completed

1 hour ago AUGUSTA, Maine — Dental professionals across the state are watching ...
Host Sam Arlen speaks as the Powerball number is about to be chosen at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee May 18, 2013.

One winning ticket sold in Florida in historic $590.5 million Powerball drawing

York man dies in single-vehicle crash

YORK, Maine — Authorities identified a local man who was ...
Kaitlyn and Mike McGuire hug as they sign up for a road race to raise awareness about bullying.

Relatives of 13-year-old suicide victim attend anti-bullying event

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Sarah Smiley

For those who are too fat for Abercrombie and Fitch

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Deputy Chief Chris Bryant of the Rumford Fire Department, center left, and Al White, a tenant at 1806 Route 2 in Rumford, talk outside a garage that caught fire late Saturday afternoon when flames engulfed a riding lawnmower parked beside the garage.

Riding lawnmower catches fire, burns Rumford garage

Maine State Police lieutenant not disciplined after gun went off inside

AUGUSTA, Maine — An investigation by a division of the ...

Connecticut police say missing woman may be headed to Maine

MILFORD, Conn. – Police are looking for a 36-year-old woman ...
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Marcus Davis, from Team Irish, right, blocks a kick from Darrius Heyliger of Bombsquad during Saturday's MMA Cagefight at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. Davis won in a decision.

Marcus Davis wins mixed martial arts main event at NEF VII

Emily Yoffe

I cheated; now husband wants an open marriage. Is that fair?

Opinion

Jeffrey Nugent, left, and Ted Nugent with a wild boar they killed in 2006.

Jeffrey Nugent says his brother Ted Nugent is wrong on background checks

Not everyone is qualified to own a gun, so expanded background checks should be a legislative priority.

Sports

Reid Lanpher

Manchester 15-year-old off to impressive start for Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports

MANCHESTER — Manchester’s Reid Lanpher is taking driver’s education and drove during his first lesson Tuesday. “It’s hard to keep under the speed limit, even ...

Health & Fitness

Weight Watchers looks to light a fire under first responders in Maine

Last winter, Jackie Conn decided she needed to help Maine’s first responders to get fit. Conn, general manager of Weight Watchers in Maine, learned that ...

Business

The Heritage, a coasting schooner anchored in Rockland, received a fresh coat of paint and other maintenance as its crew prepares for the summer sailing season. Owners Douglas and Linda Lee built the schooner themselves in 1983 and provide tours along coastal Maine.
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Rockland couple begins 30th year of sailing passengers around Penobscot Bay on schooner Heritage

ROCKLAND, Maine — This week, Captains Doug and Linda Lee and their crew were putting a fresh coat of red, white and blue paint on ...

Living

Roxanne Moore Saucier
FAMILY TIES

Promise of land brought Theriault family to ‘Acadie’ in 1630s

It’s been 20 years now since the Theriault family held its reunion in conjunction with the Acadian Festival in Madawaska, and the family is scheduled ...

Outdoors

Early morning sun on West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
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Views from Quoddy Head State Park

The snow and cold of winter are a fading memory and spring has arrived. It’s already mid May and the the days are getting longer ...

Food

CULTURE SHOCK (blog)

Belfast’s Lost Kitchen closes for good; The Gothic to open in its place June 7

The rumors are true: The Lost Kitchen, the acclaimed locavore restaurant opened by Chef Erin French in late 2011 in downtown Belfast has officially closed ...

Events

CULTURE SHOCK (blog)

5 Things To Do This Weekend, May 17-19: The sounds, tastes and smells of summer. Almost.

1. Now that the Waterfront Concert season has kicked off in the Queen City, it’s time for downtown Bangor to follow suit with some fun ...

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