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  • F-15 fighter jets to conduct exercises over parts of Maine

    - F-15 fighter jets from the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts are scheduled to participate in an exercise over the northern part of the state, as well as parts of Maine and New Hampshire. Practice scramble maneuvers are being held Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The exercise also includes training with the Civil Air Patrol. Such exercises are conducted to ensure the ...

  • Portland man gets 25 years in drug case

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A man described as a major player in a New York-to-Maine drug smuggling operation has been sentenced to 25 years in federal ...

  • Freeport officially abandons dubious motto

    FREEPORT, Maine (AP) - Freeport is going to have to find a new motto because it’s no longer the ‘‘birthplace of ...

  • Maine gets low grade in report on nations bridges

    In a new report examining the state of the nation’s bridges, Washington-based Transportation for America ranked Maine ninth in the percentage of bridges classified as ...

  • Jeb Bush to raise money for Maine gov re-election

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is coming to Maine to raise money for Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election ...


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Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

Clearly designed and executed to fill the supernatural adolescent romance void left in the wake of the seemingly interminable Twilight series final installment(s), Beautiful Creatures offers a gender-reversed take on a very similar storyline and inserts witch ... ...

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  • LePage vetoes sweeping Maine energy bill

    In this file photo, a scale model of UMaine's VolturnUS wind turbine, which was christened in May. As promised, Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a sweeping energy bill with bipartisan support in the Legislature late Wednesday, June 19, 2013 because of his support for the VolturnUS ...

  • Woman appeals koi case to Maines highest court

    – A Harpswell woman is heading to court to seek an opinion that will allow her to keep koi – brightly colored fish used in ornamental ponds and aquariums – without restrictions. Ultimately, she wants to legalize koi as an aquarium trade fish, but for now, she wants to give hers a chance to be in a less crowded, less stressful environment. Last month, Georgette D. Curran lost ...

  • Man pleads not guilty to murdering 15-year-old Maine girl

    - A man accused of using a phony Facebook profile to lure a 15-year-old girl to her death pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and kidnapping ...

  • Iconic Maine art critic very sick after stroke

    bkeyes@mainetoday.com Staff Writer Philip M. Isaacson, dean of Maine art critics, suffered a stroke Tuesday and was receiving hospice care in Auburn Wednesday night, said his son ...

  • Maine lawmakers fail to override Medicaid veto

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A second attempt to override a veto of Medicaid expansion by Republican Gov. Paul LePage has failed in the Democratic-controlled Maine ...

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