A Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputy was inspecting downed trees and wires in Gray when he heard a cracking noise . . .
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Most of Maine dodges Irene’s worst
Maine received 2 to as much as 9 inches of rain along with sustained winds of 40 mph and gusts up to 52 mph, enough to knock down trees and cut power to 275,000 homes and businesses altogether over the course of the storm and afterward.
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Maine emergency officials assess Irene’s wake
More than 200,000 power outages reported statewide.
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Southern Saco River no flooding threat
Dam owners did a great job getting lake levels down.
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Irene leaves 204,000 still without power in Maine
Central Maine Power Co. reported this morning that 183,000 customers are without power, most in the southern and western parts of the state, and it could be days before some get their power back.
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Man facing sex charge had served prison term
Kevin Avanzato’s bail is set at $50,000 cash or $200,000 in property.
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5 arrested in Portland oxycodone crackdown
The arrests by MDEA agents and Portland police are the culmination of a two-month investigation.
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Couple charged in New Gloucester robbery
Police have charged Nicholas B. Fecteau, 26, and Kyleen T. Dennison, 25, with robbing Cloutier’s Market on Route 100.
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Women killed in Boothbay crash identified
Police say there is no evidence that excessive speed or alcohol was involved in the collision on Route 27 on Tuesday.
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Mainers report feeling tremors and wondering what’s shaking
Mainers as far north as Augusta felt the ground shake Tuesday as a seismic shock rippled outward from Virginia’s magnitude 5.8 earthquake. No damage was reported in Maine, and many people who felt the movement were unsure that it was an earthquake. Justine Glynn was in her office at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute […]