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Disqualified Candidate’s Signs Appear Over the Border in NH

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Supporters of a U.S. Senate candidate who was disqualified from the Republican primary election in Maine are apparently unloading campaign signs in neighboring New Hampshire

Bowling Alley in Maine to Host First PBA Playoffs Event

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A bowling alley in Maine’s largest city will be the site of the Professional Bowlers Association’s first playoff event next year

Buoy Thief Sought

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says someone has been stealing brass sound-signaling devices from buoys off the Maine coast — threatening the safety of mariners.

Emu that Fled Captivity Returned to Sanctuary in Maine

LIBSON, Maine (AP)   A 19-year-old emu known as “The Bird” that got loose in a Maine town has been returned to its animal sanctuary

Brunswick Police Searching for Missing Man

BRUNSWICK, Maine (WGAN)  The Brunswick Police Department is looking for the public’s help finding a missing man

Man Cleared of Manslaughter in Maine ATV Death

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A jury has cleared a Maine man of a manslaughter charge stemming from an all-terrain vehicle crash that killed an 18-year-old

Maine Sees Worst Flu Season in at Least 5 Years

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Health officials say Maine has experienced its worst flu season in at least five years

Gorham Bridge Posted

GORHAM, Maine (WGAN)  The Maine Department of Transportation says the Gorham Bridge on Route 237 has been posted

Scarborough Middle School Evacuated Due to Threat

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WGAN)  Students getting evacuated from Scarborough Middle School Thursday morning because of a bomb threat

Maine to Keep Level of Sea Urchin Harvesting the Same

Maine regulators plan to allow the state’s sea urchin harvesters to spend the same number of days collecting the spiny creatures in the coming season.

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