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Health Centers in Maine Get Help For Substance Abuse Service

Seventeen community health centers in Maine are going to get nearly $5 million from the federal government to better equip themselves to serve people with substance abuse disorders and mental health needs.

Passenger Killed in Limousine Crash Was a Former Mainer, Veteran

A Hampden Academy graduate was one of 20 people killed in a limousine accident in upstate New York over the weekend.

Environmental Officials Using Compost For Seal Carcasses

YORK, Maine (AP) – Maine environmental officials are considering using composting to manage seal corpses left behind from mass die-offs.

New Destroyer Leaves BIW

BATH, Maine (AP) _ A U.S. Navy destroyer named for a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot has departed from shipbuilder Bath Iron Works.

Man Dies in Rural Maine When Truck Flips

State police in Maine are investigating a fatal crash in which a truck overturned in a rural part of the state.

Police: Dixmont Woman Injured During Altercation Involving Firearm

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was injured during an altercation involving a firearm.

Mainers Get Cleaner Burning, Cheaper Heating Oil

Maine environmental officials say ultra-low sulfur heating oil will burn cleaner and lower heating costs.

Environmental Officials Using Compost for Seal Carcasses

Maine environmental officials are considering using composting to manage seal corpses left behind from mass die-offs.

Woman Charged in Baseball Field Killing to Be Arraigned

A woman charged with driving onto a baseball field and killing a man with her car is scheduled to be arraigned next month.

Texas Man Races to Victory in Plundering Pumpkin Boat

A Texas man has carved out a victory in a pumpkin boat race in Maine.

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Police arrest driver who they say struck 3 police cruisers in South Portland

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An Augusta woman is charged with OUI after police say she crashed into three police cruisers Friday night in South Portland.

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Portland Police Locate Missing 17-Year-Old Girl from NH During Traffic Stop

Officers say they pulled over a vehicle at the intersection of Hanover and Lancaster streets.

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Late Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy still looms over British monarchy 100 years after her birth

Queen Elizabeth II lives on at the Cool Britannia gift shop across the road from Buckingham Palace. Four years after the queen's death, the shop is doing a brisk business in mugs, tea towels and key rings bearing the likeness of Britain's longest-reigning monarch as the nation marks the centenary of her birth on Tuesday.

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Kittery Man is Maine’s Top Finisher in Boston Marathon

Results reported by the Boston Athletic Association show there were 165 entries from Maine in the race.

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Wildfire Awareness Week Declared in Maine

Maine has experienced 71 wildfires that have burned 48 acres so far in April.