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Colby Alumnus Makes $2.5 Million Donation for Financial Aid

Colby College says an alumnus has given the school $2.5 million to help students needing financial aid to graduate from the college.

Fire that Collapses Home Kills 2 in Seaside Maine Town

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP)   Investigators say a house fire in Bar Harbor that caused the home to collapse into its basement killed two people and injured two others

Maine Towns Allowed to Ban Sex Offenders from Parks, Fields

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine towns will be able to ban sex offenders from any state or municipal park, athletic field or recreational facility serving children

3 Sentenced For Eel Poaching And Selling

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three men accused of together poaching and selling as much as $1 million worth of baby eels, called elvers, have been sentenced to a combination of probation and fines.

3 Teenage Boys in Custody After Litchfield Woman Found Dead

LITCHFIELD, Maine (WGAN)   Court documents show one of the three teenagers arrested in connection with a Litchfield woman’s death was her son

Victims Must be Told When Defendants Escape Under New Law

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine crime victims must now receive notification of a defendant’s escape from prison or jail under a new state law

With Dogs In Tow, Maine Community Remembers Barbara Bush

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — About 200 people gathered on a Maine beach — some with dogs in tow — on…

Heating Aid Groups Get A Sales Tax Exemption

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ Nonprofit groups that provide heating aid to low-income Mainers will get a sales tax exemption under a new state law.

Police Stop Potential Bank Robbery in Scarborough

A South Portland man was arrested for plotting a bank robbery.

Fire Wrecks Building in Casco

A fire burned down a historical building in Casco Sunday morning.

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Southern Maine Community College Open After Lockdown

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Portland Police Looking for Man Missing for a Month

Officers did not say where the man was last seen.

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Fiery Scarborough Crash Caught on Video

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Union Man Get 10 Years Drug Trafficking in Midcoast

Homeland Security and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigated the case.

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Bomb threat targeting Colby College deemed not credible following evacuation

Colby College in Waterville was deemed safe after a bomb threat Monday morning.