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Crash on Maine Turnpike Injures Six on Sunday

Six people from Massachusetts were injured Sunday on the Maine Turnpike when a car slammed into another car that had stopped unexpectedly.

New Hampshire Road Rage Shooting Injures One

A man was shot in the arm during a road rage incident in New Hampshire.

Maine regulator approved 22-turbine wind power project

HALOWELL, Maine (AP) Maine utilities regulators have approved a long-term power contract for a 72.6-megawatt wind power project in Hancock…

Maine woman rescued after fall in state park

Officials say a 19-year-old hiker is recovering from a severe head injury that necessitated her being airlifted from Grafton Notch State Park.

Regulators to review 3 additional months of CMP billing

Central Maine Power has delivered copies of some customer’s utility bills to state regulators for review.

Maine officials investigate Legionnaires’ disease cluster

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a cluster of six Legionnaires’ disease cases in the Bangor area.

Former monastery could be resurrected as affordable housing

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A one-time monastery in Maine’s largest city might see a new life as affordable housing

Chief to retire after nearly 50 years in law enforcement

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A police chief in Maine is retiring after nearly 50 years in law enforcement

Authorities crack down on drug trafficking in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood

Portland police working with drug agents arrested 3 people involved in drug trafficking in the city’s Bayside neighborhood.

Portland police search for driver involved in hit-and-run with skateboarder

Portland police are looking for the driver of a car that collided with a man on a skateboard Wednesday night.

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