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Water Main Break Closes Down Maine Road for Up to 5 Days

WINDHAM, Maine (AP)   The Maine Department of Transportation says a busy road in Windham may be shut down for days after a water main broke

Young Chefs Spar in Grilled Cheese Challenge at Trade Show

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A trio of young Maine chefs faced off against one another in the first-ever Augusta Agricultural Trades Show gourmet grilled cheese sandwich contest

Police: Temple Couple Died in Murder-Suicide

TEMPLE, Maine (WGAN)  The State Medical Examiner’s Office says the deaths of a Temple couple was a murder-suicide. Autopsies on Thomas and Michelle Masse showed that both died from a single gunshot wound to the head

Lawmakers to Address Care of Developmentally Disabled

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Lawmakers are proposing bills to bolster oversight of care for the developmentally disabled after a scathing federal audit said Maine was failing to protect such individuals

Police Investigating Suspicious Death in Bangor

BANGOR, Maine (WGAN)  The Bangor Police Department says they are investigating a suspicious death in the city

University System Reviews Policy on Political Speech

Administrators say this policy would prevent the system from losing its nonprofit status or federal funding.

Maine Senators Support Effort to Restore Net Neutrality

Maine Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins say they will support a resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to end net neutrality.

Deputy Accused of Abusing Girls Fired

Authorities say 47-year-old Kenneth Hatch, of Whitefield, was fired from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office following an internal investigation.

Man Severely Burned in Dixfield Fire Dies from Injuries

DIXFIELD, Maine (WGAN)  The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a Dixfield man seriously burned in a fire last week has died from his injuries

Acton Man Arrested for Threatening His Family

ACTON, Maine (WGAN)  An Acton man has been arrested after police say he threatened his mother and two sisters with a knife

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Portland State Lawmaker Joins Governor’s Race as Independent

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Search warrant related to explosive devices prompts lockdown at Kennebec County school

A school in Pittston was placed in lockdown on Wednesday while authorities executed a search warrant related to the discovery of explosives during a traffic stop earlier this week.