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Saco school board mulls budget proposal
SACO — School Board members in Saco are working to create a budget that meets the needs of the students without over burdening taxpayers. The school board discussed the upcoming fiscal year budget at two school board meetings last week. Saco Schools Superintendent Dominic DePatsy presented to the board a proposed 2019 fiscal year budget […]
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Worst of flu season about over as illnesses decline
NEW YORK (AP) — The worst of the nation’s nasty flu season is finally over. The season apparently peaked in early February and has been fading since, health officials said Friday. The number of people going to the doctor with symptoms of the flu has continued to decline. Deaths from the flu or pneumonia are […]
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World bracing for risk of Trump’s trade war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to slap taxes on steel and aluminum imports was branded Friday as “absolutely unacceptable” by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, the United States’ biggest foreign source of both metals. Trump hasn’t sparked a trade war — yet. But his provocative action has raised the risk of an […]
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Secret Service confirm suicide death near White House fence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says a man shot himself to death Saturday as he stood near the fence along the north side of the White House. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were in Florida at the time. The White House says Trump has been briefed on the shooting. Authorities are […]
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Maine teen denies role in grandmother’s death
WEST BATH (AP) — Prosecutors are charging the 16-year-old grandson of Beulah “Marie” Sylvester with killing the 55-year-old woman in a Bowdoinham mobile home the two shared. The Bangor Daily News reports that Dominic Sylvester’s attorney Tom Berry entered a “denial” on his client’s behalf. A denial is the equivalent of a not guilty plea in juvenile […]
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State’s largest dog sled race underway at Fort Kent
FORT KENT (AP) — The musher who’s won Maine’s biggest dog sled race eight times aimed for another victory as more than a dozen teams departed from Fort Kent on Saturday. Martin Massicotte, of St. Tite, Quebec, was seen as the favorite having dominated the grueling, 250-mile Irving Woodlands Can-Am Crown in the past. But […]
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Accident kills Maine sawmill worker
DIXFIELD (AP) — Officials say a worker has died in an accident at a Maine wood products mill. A spokeswoman for the Irving Forest Products Sawmill in Dixfield, Maine, says the 38-year-old man was performing maintenance on a crane in the log yard when he was killed. The man’s name was not immediately released on […]
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Woman’s body found in trunk of abandoned car
PITTSFIELD (AP) — Police say the body of a Maine woman was found in the trunk of her car after it was towed from a Walmart parking lot in Palmyra. Maine State Police say the discovery was made when a mechanic unlocked the trunk on Friday. The woman was identified Saturday as 30-year-old Jenna French […]
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Library of Congress launches veterans history project
WASHINGTON — The Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project has launched its latest “Experiencing War” website feature, titled “Stories Above and Beyond: The Medal of Honor,” which offers access to nearly 150 digitized collections of Medal of Honor recipients. The veterans’ service spans World War II to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each collection uniquely illustrates […]