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Department of Labor to investigate workplace death of Lebanon town employee
Town officials in Lebanon say a town employee died from injuries suffered in a workplace incident.
Police seek suspect who damaged ball field at Mt. Vernon school
Police in Kennebec County are looking for a suspect accused of damaging a school’s ball field in Mt. Vernon.
Man charged after crash in Cornish sends motorcyclist to hospital
A Cornish man who was ejected from his motorcycle in a crash was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Boyfriend of missing Monticello woman charged with murder after Game Wardens find body
An Aroostook County man has been charged in the death of his girlfriend.
28% of Us Wake Up Before Our Alarm
PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN) 28% of Americans usually wake up BEFORE their alarm goes off, and another 13% never even use…
ACLU, state agency near settlement plan on legal representation for indigent clients
Significant progress has been made on the agreement “on the terms within our control,” but there remains “two external conditions that need to be satisfied in order for this to happen,” Carol Garvan, legal director of the ACLU of Maine, told Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy.
US Fish and Wildlife Service considers a new refuge in Maine’s western mountains
This proposal aims at protecting wildlife and preserving access to recreational areas — but is also raising concerns among some area residents.
Lebanon Fire Station septic issues force firefighters out of living quarters
A septic line break at the Lebanon Fire Station has forced its firefighters to move into trailers with no running water.
Dairy farm workers rallying Saturday to demand Hannaford’s supermarket chain adopt new code of conduct.
The organizers want the supermarket chain to sign a farmworker-authored code of conduct that sets standards for labor and housing conditions on dairy farms.
