But many orchards say they can absorb the rodent damage, as well as after-effects of a dry summer.
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Maine lowering most fines on speeding tickets
A Judicial Branch study finds that penalties for lower-end infractions were higher than neighboring states, which some say led officers to write fewer speeding tickets.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Portland-Gorham bus helps more than USM
A partnership between the university and Metro creates new public transportation options.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Penalty for texting while walking in crosswalks not enforceable
Drivers are supposed to yield to the people on two legs, even if their noses are buried in a smartphone.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Woman killed when car crashes into woods in Sanford
The woman was driving alone and no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
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Two injured in crash on River Road in Windham
The accident happened Tuesday evening when a pickup truck crossed the centerline and struck a subcompact car, police say.
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Woman taken to hospital after driving car into Portland apartment building
A fire official says she was taken as a precaution after the accident at the corner of Falmouth and Payson streets.
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Freight train, tractor-trailer collide at crossing in Washington County
The collision sparks a fire and several of the train’s cars derail.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Driver, witness accounts in Westbrook hit-and-run disagree on whether light had turned
Natasha Field of Standish has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident in which Sharon Crawford was hit and killed.
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Westbrook police search for SUV suspected in fatal hit-and-run
The victim was a 51-year-old woman. Police say her name will be released this morning.