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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Dump truck to blame for power outage in Gardiner area
According to an official at Central Maine Power Co., a dump truck "came into contact with a transmission line" off of U.S. Route 201 in Gardiner on Monday afternoon.
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
Former Augusta mental health worker sentenced for sexual abuse of client
Wayne O. Draper, 57, of Pittston pleads no contest to Class D misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
Pittston felon caught with meth and guns pleads guilty to trafficking
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents arranged to buy drugs from another man whom they pulled over in a car driven by Tyrel Cox in 2020.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Large fire at Pittston equipment yard spreads to home, other buildings
The fire was reported at about 1:40 p.m. and drew firefighters from more than a dozen surrounding departments.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Nothin’ sweeter than Maine Maple Sunday in central Maine
Many turn out for celebration of state's famous, much-loved maple syrup and other goodies.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2022
Decades ago, Ukrainian refugees found ‘heaven’ on farms in Maine
From 1949 to 1955, refugee families from Ukraine, Poland and Estonia stayed at Freedom Farm in Kennebunkport as they built new lives in America. Some later moved to farms in Kennebec County.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Discarded materials leads to damaging fire at Pittston home, official says
Pittston Fire Chief Joshua Johnson said some discarded materials ignited the fire outside the house, which spread into the roof.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
Fishermen eager for central Maine smelt camps to open
After a short 2021 season, smelt camp operators and fishermen hope for a strong season, following a blast of ice-making weather earlier this month across the region.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2021
Central Maine’s goats like to pig out on Christmas trees
Many farmers like to pitch old trees into animals' pens to give them something fresh and green during long, difficult winters
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
With controlled burn permits now free in Maine from all sources, creators of pioneering online services feel vindicated
Law that went into effect earlier this month to make state-issued online burn permits free of charge will not change what one private online service based in West Gardiner has been doing in allowing towns to issue free online permits for nearly a decade.
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