For Absolem Cider Co., Run Amok Mead and Sidereal Farm Brewing, digging in and growing their craft beverage businesses is as important as the drinks they are making.
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Nerd Fest draws hundreds of science fiction, fantasy lovers to Vassalboro
Hundreds of self-proclaimed nerds from across the state gathered Sunday for the Maine Sci-Fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest at The Olde Mill Place, where they showed off their costumes, socialized, shopped and competed in events.
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Maine police academy graduates 62 cadets
The officers include nine women and represent 42 police agencies from York to Madawaska.
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Embden marijuana-growing operation was operating illegally when destroyed by fire, officials say
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency is investigating the fire that occurred Tuesday on Wentworth Road, according to the state Department of Public Safety.
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Vassalboro marijuana-growing facility destroyed by fire
The fire early Saturday was the second this year to destroy a growing operation in town.
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A historic Vassalboro church that was focus of months-long dispute is demolished
The man who owned the former Methodist church on Priest Hill Road said he was working to renovate the building, but the town said little progress had been made and it remained a public hazard.
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Police: Motorcyclist, 67, killed while passing vehicle in Winslow
Paul Rodrigue of Canaan lost control of his motorcycle about 11 p.m. Saturday on Route 201, according to a state police spokesperson.
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Iraq war veteran identified by police as man killed in Vassalboro apartment shooting
Jeremy Gilley, 37, of Vassalboro, whose legs were amputated in 2011 after he was hit by a van, was killed Monday morning, and Joshua Bilodeau, 30, also of Vassalboro, was injured, according to police.
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Police: One man dead, another injured following Vassalboro shooting incident
Multiple gunshots fired during argument at a Main Street apartment building, according to state police.
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Numbers speak for themselves as alewives regain foothold in central Maine
As the fish’s annual migration begins again, this is the first year in centuries that alewives will be able to swim upriver to China Lake, a milestone that Gov. Janet Mills and others celebrated this week.