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LEWISTON, Maine — A Mechanic Falls native who won the Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet charge against an enemy position during the Korean War has died. Lewis Millett was 88. He died Saturday … more
PITTSFIELD, Maine — Budget season begins in earnest tonight when the Town Council begins soliciting public feedback on the town’s 2010 spending plan. more
ST. ALBANS, Maine — Another event is planned this week in the one-project-at-a-time renovation of Town Hall that aims to ensure that the historic building remains a resource for decades to come without overburdening taxpayers. more
BANGOR, Maine — Heavy rain that fell on Saturday quickly made up for the dry November most Mainers have experienced, meteorologist Victor Nouhan with the National Weather Service in Caribou said … more
PLYMOUTH, Maine — More than 20 years after contaminated water first was discovered in 10 homeowners’ wells, a consent agreement that outlines the final $11.2 million phase of the cleanup of a former waste oil disposal site on Sawyer Road has been filed in U.S. District Court in Bangor. more
PLYMOUTH, Maine — Despite the oil and other hazardous substances that are leaching through the ground under their homes, residents of southeastern Plymouth said the nearby pollution doesn’t significantly affect their lives. more
ANSON, Maine — New leads in the shooting death of a 60-year-old Anson man Oct. 31 continue to come in daily as Maine State Police detectives seek everyone who had contact with the victim in his final days. more
CANAAN, Maine — The investigation into the shooting death of a man outside a motorcycle club in Canaan on Oct. 8 continues, though investigators remain tight-lipped about what they think happened or whether they have any suspects. more
Surrounded by family and friends, Sandra Goodrich attends Sunday evening’s candlelight vigil on Sebasticook Lake in Newport. Seventeen people sang and prayed as they stood in a circle. The vigil … more
PITTSFIELD, Maine — The oldest memory Peter Vigue has of Ival “Bud” Cianchette, who died Thursday at age 83, is Cianchette’s belt buckle. Vigue was a 9-year-old newspaper delivery boy at … more
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