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New Gloucester man denies manslaughter charge

AUBURN — A New Gloucester man whose car crossed the centerline and fatally struck a motorcyclist in 2017 pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a manslaughter charge. Steven Primavera, 34, appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court a month after a grand jury handed up an indictment for the felony, punishable by up to 30 years in […]

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Woodsmen chop through the Fryeburg Fair

FRYEBURG — David Clement and Don Winslow leaned forward slightly in their chairs from the announcers’ box in the grandstand, overlooking the woodsmen about to burst into action upon their countdown.  It’s a view they shared together at the annual Saco Valley Woodsmen’s Field Day — a host of chopping, sawing and ax-throwing competitions, showcasing the […]

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Woodsmen chop through the Fryeburg Fair

FRYEBURG — David Clement and Don Winslow leaned forward slightly in their chairs from the announcers’ box in the grandstand, overlooking the woodsmen about to burst into action upon their countdown.  It’s a view they shared together at the annual Saco Valley Woodsmen’s Field Day — a host of chopping, sawing and ax-throwing competitions, showcasing the […]

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Freedom Salute for 488th Military Police Company honors families

AUGUSTA — Carolyn Knights of Oxford was outside the Augusta Civic Center on Sunday morning awaiting the start of the Freedom Salute for the 488th Military Police Company, who returned to Maine on June 15 from a year-long deployment. “You don’t want to interview me. I’m just a grandmother,” she said before breaking into tears […]

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Supreme Court to begin term

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is beginning a new term with controversial issues that offer the court’s conservative majority the chance to move aggressively to undo limits on campaign contributions, undermine claims of discrimination in housing and mortgage lending, and allow for more government-sanctioned prayer. Assuming the government shutdown doesn’t get in their way, […]