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  • Man’s body found after standoff fire

    The body of a 58-year-old Maine man has been found in the rubble of his home following a fire that he’s believed to have started during a standoff with police. The state fire marshal’s office said the body of Charles Scontras was found late Saturday night inside his Saco ...

  • Maine gas prices rise more than 3 cents

    Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price of a gallon of gas in Maine has risen more than 3 cents in the past week to ...

  • Maine teen injured in rollover very fortunate to be alive

    Select images available for purchase in theMaine Today Photo Store The 17-year-old girl was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with what were believed to be non life-threatening injuries, said Sgt. Scott Taylor of the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office. He said the teen was "mostly shaken up" and complained of pain in her chest and shoulders. "She is very ...

  • Leeds girl lucky to be alive after crash

    WAYNE, Maine (AP) - Police say a 17-year-old Leeds girl is ‘‘lucky to be alive’’ after suffering only minor injuries in a spectacular rollover crash in ...

  • Maine Turnpike toll increase paying off

    The Turnpike Authority reports that in the six months since it increased tolls at some spots along the 106-mile highway, revenue has increased by 16 percent even as the number of cars using the turnpike dropped by 4 ...


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Bringing Out the Dead [DVD]

Bringing Out the Dead [DVD]

In the past, whenever director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader have worked together, the result has been an introspective, deeply spiritual film about a character who is trying to find redemption. Their previous three collaborations--"Taxi Driver" (1976), "Raging Bull" (1980), and "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988)--had at their core a deep spirituality and a hu ... ...

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  • Winslow Homer studio tours to begin June 23

    SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) - The Portland Museum of Art has announced the dates for its summer tours of the Winslow Homer studio in ...

  • Maine university tuition rates to be set

    BANGOR, Maine (AP) - University of Maine System trustees are voting on a measure to freeze tuition rates for the upcoming school year at 2012 levels for in-state ...

  • Peace Action Maine Mainers Unite to Prevent War With Iran

    Delegates to the Democratic National Convention Will Propose a Platform Emphasizing Diplomacy, Not War PORTLAND, Maine - August 15 - Peace Action Maine, Pax Christi Maine, Military Families Speak Out/ Maine, the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, and other Maine based organizations are circulating a statewide petition that opposes preemptive military action, acts of war, a naval ...

  • Maine Catholic church closing its doors

    The Roman Catholic Diocese has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement with a company that owns an adjacent shopping center. Church officials say the sale is expected to be finalized in August and that the buyer has indicated it plans to demolish the 39-year-old ...

  • No discipline for trooper whose gun discharged

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - There will be no punishment for a Maine state police lieutenant whose gun accidentally discharged during a training ...

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