| | Latest Headlines Saturday, February 29, 2020 |
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A Mount Desert Island woman is facing manslaughter and other felony charges as a result of a head-on car crash last summer that killed a Bar Harbor man. The opportunity to race in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on Saturday is the fulfillment of a running goal for a school teacher from Fort Kent. Many local extinctions can be traced back to unregulated hunting in the 1800s. But the story isn’t that simple. Even today, at a time when hunting is closely managed by the state, there’s a long list of species at risk of disappearing. Waterville and state police continue to investigate the Friday afternoon shooting of a 7-year-old girl inside a home on Summer Street. It was the second straight gold ball for Caribou, which capped off a 21-1 season with its eighth consecutive postseason victory and 37th win overall in its last 38 games. In the end, Wells earned its first-ever state title by holding Hermon scoreless for the game’s final 9:21 en route to a 34-26 victory. Portland police have identified the man who was killed by an Amtrak Downeaster train Sunday afternoon. President Donald Trump on Friday picked Rep. John Ratcliffe again to be the nation's top intelligence official, overseeing the the 17 U.S. spy agencies that the president has repeatedly scorned. Right now, the road is closed from the Windham town line to Lawrence Road. Waterville and state police are investigating a shooting of a young girl inside a home on Summer Street. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar will be in Portland on Saturday as she looks to build momentum as a longshot candidate in the Democratic presidential primary set for Tuesday in Maine. A Waldo County jury on Friday found a former farmer not guilty on all four counts of animal cruelty in connection with the killing of three of his pigs and the care of a surviving pig at his farm in March 2018. The Caribou boys and the Hermon girls will compete for the Class B state titles at the Cross Insurance Center. Voters here will have an opportunity on Tuesday to expand the use of ranked-choice voting in its municipal elections. The state’s watchdog commission on government ethics may soon have a full membership for the first time in almost two years. Presidential campaigns are making their final push in Maine this weekend. Candidates themselves are unlikely to make another appearance in Maine before Tuesday’s primary. President Donald Trump might not be a fan of coffee, but that didn’t stop a couple from opening up a coffee shop in Rockland in his honor. The University of Maine College Republicans group that inflamed tensions on campus last fall with a Facebook post condemning Maine’s adoption of Indigenous Peoples Day and later inviting a controversial right-wing speaker can no longer officially claim the “UMaine College Republicans” name. After a 10-minute battle, Gage Poulin was able to haul the hefty brook trout onto the ice. The fish was 23 inches long and weighed in at 5.6 pounds. The coronavirus risk remains low in Maine, but state officials are trying to get residents to prepare for the worst while ramping up a response to combat the outbreak if it arrives here.
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CLASSIFIEDS EAST MACHIAS MLS#1282261 |
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Covenants protect investment. Rd front, rights to common lot. Near Gardner Lake. Great opp. Survey says 8.97ac. lot. $26,500 Sunrise Realty, Anita Johnson, | | Read more... |
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4 BR/2 BA 1918 farmhouse on 1.2 acs. Spacious fam. rm., huge backyard, 2-car att. gar. & front porch. $169,000 Jean Jenkins, Vacationland Realty, VacationlandRealtyMaine.com | | Read more... |
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Lot # 1 Hillside Dr. Conv. loc. minutes from 1A. Subdivision lot., Elec. at St., septic test avail. Walking trails abound & Lucerne Beach Club nearby. $25,000 | | Read more... |
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3 BR/1.5 BA W/2-car attach gar Deck & nice yard. Big basement. 1-car detach gar & shed w/gen. Near Schoodic & Ebeemee Lakes & KI. Trails nearby. Anne Bailey, DeWitt-Jones Realty, 207-943-3163 | | Read more... | Place a classified ad with the BDN |
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