Blown transformers and $10,000 power bills can make cannabis grow houses easy for utility companies to identify, but Maine utilities question if flagging what might be illegal activity is their responsibility.
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Electric buses continue to cause problems for Maine schools
Winthrop Public Schools is among the districts still debating what to do with buses obtained through a federal grant program.
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Near Jackman, land conservation group buys 44,000 acres for $44 million
The Conservation Fund recently acquired the forest land in northern Somerset and Franklin counties, near the Canadian border.
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‘Uniquely dangerous person’: Spridal Hubiak sentenced to 65 years for murdering coworker Angela Bragg in Waterville
Prosecutors say it appears Hubiak also had plans, and had made preparations, to kill others.
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Augusta’s First Amendment Museum to move downtown during Gannett House renovation
The museum, which celebrates the First Amendment, will operate out of a space on Water Street for three years while the former home of Guy Gannett gets an update.
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Sheriff: Madison man arrested after stabbing landlord
Daniel Nordin, 59, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Skowhegan hospice hit by embezzlement to raise funds with wreath business
Central Maine Wreath is donating 25% of its sales on Saturday to Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, which has had financial struggles after its former director embezzled thousands of dollars.
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Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner to show locally made movie
The film, ‘a Peace of Forest,’ was made by a Maine couple in Whitefield over four years. It is the first feature-length film to be shown in Johnson Hall since 1958.
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Norridgewock home where 46 shih tzus were seized had prior complaints, affidavit shows
An Oct. 24 search of the property revealed 48 dogs, including 46 that were white or tan shih tzus, and five cats, all of which were seized by the state, according to Maine’s animal seizure identification log.
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Woman sentenced to 9 months in prison for embezzling $800,000 from Waterville lawyer
Sarah Nale, 39, of Winslow stole more than $800,000 over 20 years from the Waterville lawyer for whom she worked, officials said.