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Wind and rain hammer mid-Atlantic states

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Utility crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines Sunday, working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and … more

By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 323 views

Body of missing N.H. woman found in Clinton

CLINTON, Maine — Maine State Police say the body of a missing New Hampshire woman has been found in Clinton, a short distance from where her abandoned car was found along Interstate 95 in … more

By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 1875 views

Carriage roads closed in Acadia National Park

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — In a sign of spring, Acadia National Park has shut its carriage-road system until the broken-stone roads thaw. Park officials say all 45 miles of the roads were … more

By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 368 views

Votes expected on bill barring insurance payment caps

AUGUSTA, Maine — Further Maine House and Senate votes are expected this week on a bill to bar annual and lifetime caps on health insurance payments. The bill is intended to protect health care … more

By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 111 views

Woman pleads guilty to destroying drug house

SORRENTO, Maine — A local woman has admitted in federal court to destroying a house that police seized from her mother in a 2004 drug sting. more

By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 2217 views

Congressional delegation sends off 1136th in crowded ceremony at UMaine

ORONO, Maine – More than 1,400 people gathered at the Collins Center for the Arts to send off members of the Maine Army National Guard's 1136th Transportation Company. more

By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1300 views

Census seeks ATV riders at Sportsmen's Show

ORONO, Maine – Ten years ago, somewhere in Oxford County near the town of Fryeburg, a Maine resident was living in an unorganized township with no clear roads to his or her domicile. more

By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1362 views

Matinicus duo found not guilty in shooting

ROCKLAND, Maine — A Matinicus lobsterman and his daughter wept Friday as a Knox County jury acquitted them of charges in connection with a shooting on the town dock last summer. more

By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 24061 views

Students demonstrate their skills at state meet

BANGOR, Maine — As a welding instructor at the Caribou Regional Technology Center, Kevin Quist was particularly interested to see the results of the welding sculpture competition at this week’s SkillsUSA Maine annual state conference. more

By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1061 views

Bill may relieve school penalties

AUGUSTA, Maine — The latest flood of federal stimulus money to Maine will benefit 15 school districts that have been frustrated in their attempts to consolidate — if recommendations by Gov. John Baldacci are accepted by the Legislature. more

By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1171 views