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  • Former Maine sports star guilty on child porn charge

    BANGOR, Maine - A former Maine college basketball star has been found guilty of a child pornography charge.Dana Wilson pleaded no contest Thursday in a Bangor courtroom. The plea means while not admitting guilt, he is not contesting the charges. The judge then found him guilty.Authorities say the 62-year-old Wilson, who works as a disc jockey, had videos of young girls engaged in sexual behavior ...

  • Maine energy costs bill considered

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A Maine legislative committee is expected to vote on a proposal aimed at lowering the state’s high electricity and heating ...

  • Maine hospital Boston hospital collaborate

    LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- A Maine hospital group and one of Boston's most prestigious hospitals have announced a collaboration aimed at streamlining services for local cancer patients who need care in ...

  • Historic Freeport tavern to reopen

    FREEPORT, Maine (AP) -- The historic Freeport tavern that bills itself as the "Birthplace of Maine" is expected to reopen this summer under new ...

  • Maine state police gear up for busy weekend

    Col. Robert Williams, state police chief, says Memorial Day weekend sets the tone for the summer season and that the state police goal ‘‘is to make it a safe one.’’ He says troopers will be looking for speeders and drunken and aggressive drivers, and that they’re also enforcing seat belt and texting ...


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The Day After Tomorrow [DVD]

The Day After Tomorrow [DVD]

Roland Emmerichs The Day After Tomorrow is most interesting when viewed as the final entry in a loose trilogy of blockbusters about well, destruction. The first film was Emmerichs big breakthrough, Independence Day (1996), in which most of Earths populati ... ...

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  • Maine views mixed as Boy Scouts end gay ban

    jhall@pressherald.com Staff Writer Parents and leaders of Boy Scouts in Maine had differing views Thursday on Boy Scouts of America's decision to allow openly gay youths to participate in ...

  • Fugitive rapist found in Maine is punished

    - Gary Alan Irving, the convicted rapist who eluded police for 34 years after fleeing to Maine, was finally sentenced Thursday, and his attorney said Irving doesn't even remember committing the ...

  • Maine keeps E-ZPass heavy-user discount program

    – The Maine Turnpike Authority's directors voted unanimously Thursday to keep the current E-ZPass volume-based discount program indefinitely, maintaining a popular program that gives discounts to daily ...

  • Maine Medicaid bill meets its fate passed vetoed

    - Democrats in the Legislature knew that their signature policy achievement – a combination bill to expand public health insurance for the poor and pay off Maine's $186 million debt to its hospitals – was likely ...

  • Newspapers seek to unseal affidavit in Maine girls murder

    – An objection to a judge's decision to seal a police affidavit in the killing of 15-year-old Nichole Cable has been filed by a lawyer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and The Associated ...

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