BELFAST, Maine — The man accused of holding a Stockton Elementary School fifth-grade classroom hostage three months ago pleaded not guilty to 41 charges stemming from that incident when he appeared in Waldo County Superior Court on Wednesday.
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PORTLAND — Lobster prices are rising after months in the tank, but with poor weather conditions and much of their fishing gear pulled from the water, not many fishermen are reaping the rewards.
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By Clarke Canfield, The Associated Press
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1/8/09
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BELFAST, Maine — An intoxicated pedestrian offered a ride home for his own safety ended up spending the night in the county jail after spitting at and grappling with police Tuesday.
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ELLSWORTH, Maine — Maine’s $3.6 billion stimulus package request to President-elect Barack Obama could include money that would complete improvements on heavily traveled Route 1A in Ellsworth.
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — A new study says Nova Scotia’s fishery is still reeling from past overfishing and has been left “vulnerable” to the global economic crisis as a result.
The report, …
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ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Mount Desert selectman accused of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday in Ellsworth District Court.
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ROCKLAND, Maine — The 25-foot pile of dirt next to the Littlefield Memorial Baptist Church on Waldo Avenue has to be removed by the middle of January, according to the city’s code …
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ROCKLAND, Maine — The City Council on Monday laid the groundwork for future zoning at one of the busiest intersections in Knox County.
In an agenda setting meeting, the council recommended …
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LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — Alcohol was a contributing factor in a New Year’s Eve accident that left a Hope man hospitalized with a broken neck.
William L. Deane, 32, of Hope was taken by ambulance …
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BELFAST, Maine — A former Medway selectman has been indicted on charges of manslaughter and aggravated driving to endanger for his involvement in an accident in Monroe last fall that claimed the life of a co-worker and injured another.
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WINTERPORT, Maine — A Frankfort man complained of a sore wrist after being ejected from his pickup truck when it rolled over on Route 1A on Friday morning.
“I don’t know how you can complain …
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BELFAST, Maine — A former Medway selectman has been indicted on charges of manslaughter and aggravated driving to endanger for causing an accident in Monroe last fall that claimed the life of a …
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BELFAST, Maine — At midnight, more than 200 people paraded down the Main Street hill to a bonfire at the boat landing in 40 mph winds and zero degree temperatures to welcome 2009.
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ROCKLAND, Maine — Knox County commissioners on Dec. 30 decided to rely on the county charter to guide who is responsible for decisions on hiring and firing personnel.
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As federal regulators and environmental groups take steps to protect the diminishing number of North Atlantic right whales, recent surveys indicate that many of them might spend the winters grouped …
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BELFAST, Maine — The Waldo County grand jury completed a special session Tuesday morning and handed up 41 felony indictments against the Searsport man accused of entering the Stockton Springs …
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