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Robber Flees After UNH Student Shows Knife

A student at the University of New Hampshire stopped a robbery attempt late Friday night.

Telstar High School Athletic Field Now Honors Local Marine

An athletic field at Telstar High School is now named after a fallen marine.

Series of Seal Deaths in New England Caused by Distemper

Researchers say an outbreak of distemper is to blame for a rash of seal deaths in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

Bus Driver Charged With Assaulting Autistic Rider

A Maine school district has fired a bus driver caught on surveillance video smacking a teenager who has autism.

Council: No Projecting Political Messages Onto State House

Maine legislators have decided activists can’t project political messages onto the Maine State House, saying the building should be maintained as a “neutral institution of democracy.”

Collins: Delay Vote to Let Kavanaugh Accuser Testify

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she’s “appalled” by President Donald Trump’s tweet criticizing his Supreme Court nominee’s accuser.

Report: Maine’s Overdose Deaths in Line With Last Year

New statistics show the opioid epidemic is continuing in Maine, where there’s nearly one death every day from a drug overdose.

Police Arrest Man Who Wouldn’t Leave Truck-Pull Track

Police say a drunken man who walked onto a truck-pull track at the Farmington Fair has been charged with assaulting an officer.

Maine’s Annual Organic Bash Is Taking Root Once Again

UNITY, Maine (AP) — Maine’s rural living fair is getting started for lovers of organic agriculture, whether they’re looking to learn how to raise goats or get the most out of their compost.

Officials: Magazines Spill Onto I-295 In Truck Crash

RICHMOND, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine say thousands of magazines spilled onto the side of Interstate 295 when a box truck overturned.

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Backers of Maine Red Flag Drill Down Argument Ahead of Vote

Supporters say the law could have helped stop the Lewiston mass shootings two years ago.

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Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

6 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll

About two-thirds of U.S. adults will celebrate Halloween in some way this year, with parents of kids under 18 especially likely to have plans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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Freeman’s homer in 18th inning lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 6-5 in World Series classic

Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice during another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an instant classic Monday night.

11 hours ago in Local

Maine Ballot Questions Reflect National Political Issues

Two ballot measures represent the latest efforts to put two hot-button national issues directly before voters in Maine.