Work on Maine rail making progress
BANGOR ( AP) — A $ 10.5 million project to repair 233 miles of state-owned railroad line in northern Maine is progressing but there is still plenty of work to be done.
Nate Moulton, director of the Maine Department of Transportation’s rail program, says about half of the 7,500 feet of rail replacement has been done, and 11,000 of the planned 50,000 ties have been replaced since August on the stretch of line between Millinocket and Madawaska.
Police find pot in Saco video store
SACO (AP) — A clerk at a Saco video store has been charged with drug trafficking after police acting on a customer tip found 12 pounds of marijuana in the store.
Police responded to Xtreme DVD & Gaming last weekend after a customer reported the strong smell of marijuana inside. Officers questioned an employee and found more than a half pound of marijuana in his backpack. He allegedly admitted that he sold pot to customers to make extra money to buy Christmas presents and pay bills.
Police say 39-year-old Shane Phillips of Old Orchard Beach is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 9.
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