After receiving publicity about her Progress Pride flag being vandalized and community response in the wake of the incident, Jessica Stetson received a threatening phone message Wednesday.
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Atlantic salmon advocates angry about fish they say were injured during Waterville dam repair
Dam owner Brookfield Renewable Partners said in a statement that the company is disappointed by such claims from groups that want dams removed in lower Kennebec River communities.
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Head-on crash in Belgrade sends drivers to hospital
Crash occurred at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on a curved area of state Route 135, north of Bartlett Road.
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Pride flag vandalism sparks Skowhegan community to rally in support of LGBTQ
Within hours of posting about the incident, in which a Pride flag in front of a local business was removed with the flag pole and destroyed, community members and businesses stepped up to show their solidarity.
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Augusta man flees Wiscasset arrest, crashes in Richmond
Police say Vlad Palli, 23, fled from a traffic stop in Wiscasset on Sunday, triggering a brief high-speed chase in Dresden before his car ended up in a ditch on Front Street in Richmond.
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Monmouth Fair to be first in state after 2020 lockdown
The 2021 Monmouth Fair will feature four days of events, rides and activities, starting Wednesday.
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Diver down: How a Smithfield man survived a near-fatal boat crash
Roland Constable was hit while scuba diving in North Pond on June 5 and is speaking out about water safety measures that saved his life.
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Attorney General, Camp Bomazeen supporters sue Pine Tree Council of Boy Scouts
Bomazeen supporters seek to regain local control of Belgrade youth camp officials nearly sold to raise funds to pay off council debt.
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Gardiner-area community in uproar over AP English summer reading book list
After complaints from “concerned” community members, Maine School Administrative District 11 opted to allow students to choose any nonfiction book instead of having them pick one from a 33-title list that had been generated for the college-level elective course.
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Demand for browntail moth remedies spikes as pests’ rash spreads in central Maine
Pharmacies are seeing record-high demand for specialized rash sprays while consumers have also reported empty shelves at some local stores.