Local business development leaders tout the advantages of expanding businesses in central Maine over the Boston area, where the Republic of Korea has established its biohealth, future-car, non-memory chip, robotics and technology industries.
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Police seek public’s help in finding Oakland woman missing since Oct. 3
Oakland Police Department said Friday that Tesla Staff was last seen by her roommate when she was leaving her residence between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3.
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Oakland to install solar array atop former landfill, cutting town’s electric bill
The move follows a statewide trend to turn otherwise unusable land into a cost-saving resource for the community.
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Brewery-inspired CBD coffee shop open for business in Oakland
The Warehouse, at 826 Kennedy Memorial Drive, was given the green light Friday to sell coffee infused with cannabidiol made on-site.
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DNA evidence leads to arrest and conviction of Oakland pharmacy robber
Prosecutors say Michael Algiere robbed the Oakland Pharmacy on Halloween 2007, but investigators weren’t able to match his DNA to evidence from the scene until 2017.
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Railway investigation into Oakland man struck by train does not yield answers
Drew Roy, 37, of Oakland is in “good condition” after being critically injured Aug. 10., according to a nurse at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
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Maine Voices: Bearing witness to a child detention facility
Standing on ladders in a hot Florida swamp, activists deliver a message of love to detained minors.
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Oakland man struck by train was charged with three burglaries last week
Deputy Chief Rick Stubbert said Drew Roy is the 37-year-old who was critically injured Saturday night.
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Baby loon, saved from a tumor, reunited with parents at Oakland lake
Gary Bennett, who operates Snow Pond cruises on Messalonskee Lake, spearheaded the rescue and reunion of the loon chick, whom he named Jordan, in recent days.
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Goat restrained, returned to owner after chasing woman down street in Oakland
The incident took place just before 9 a.m. Sunday. The animal is not facing charges, according to Oakland police, who went to the scene.