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Central Maine Power ranks last in survey of business customers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s largest electric utility ranks at the bottom for the third consecutive year in a national survey of business customers.

Wreaths to be placed at Arlington cemetery despite pandemic

The holiday tradition of laying wreaths on graves at the Arlington National Cemetery will continue this year, despite the pandemic.

Portland to haul it’s Christmas tree to Monument Square this week

The city of Portland has found it’s Christmas tree.

Court hears appeal of mom convicted in 10-year-old’s death

The attorney for a woman convicted of murdering her 10-year-old daughter says jurors weren’t properly instructed before they began deliberations during the trial.

Authorities ID victim in fatal Bangor fire

The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office has released the identity of a man killed in a fire in Bangor last Thursday.

A lost dog’s journey across the Canadian border and back

FORT KENT, Maine (AP) A dog’s journey across the Canadian border and back was complicated by coronavirus restrictions limiting movement from a town on one side of the St. John River to a Maine town on the other.

Maine’s biggest agricultural event to move online in January

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s largest agricultural event will take place online over the course of five days in January.

Maine woman charged with making threats against Sen. Collins

BANGOR, Maine (AP) A Maine woman is charged with threatening U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in voicemails after the election.

Man sentenced to 38 years for fatal machete attack in Maine

A judge has sentenced a Limington man to 38 years in prison for the machete killing of a neighbor.

Police investigate fatal crash in Buxton

One man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Buxton on Monday.

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