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Strange how life is sometimes.  I was having a conversation with a young person who told he knows young people who use 'Spice'.  They even convinced him to try is once.  I have to tell you a shock of terror went through me and I made him promise never again

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Walter McKee, the lawyer for "North Pond Hermit" Christopher Knight, has set up a "restitution fund" that he hopes will eventually pay the victums of Knight's more that 1000 burglaries.

In an email sent yesterday, KcKee says "given the extraordinary interest in helping Chris, we have decided  to open an account today to help Chris pay what will be the substantial restitution he will owe for what he took

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Maine State Police say a missing elderly man from Maryland may be headed to Maine where he used to live.

Police say 69-year-old Timothy John Fowler, who has Alzheimer’s disease, walked away from an adult day care center in Largo, Md., on April 8.

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Volunteer fire and EMS departments throughout the country are struggling to attract volunteers.  A problem brought to our attention by Carmel's Fire Chief, Michael Azevedo.

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Yesterday's twin bombings at the Boston Marathon dominated the front pages of newspapers everywhere. We gathered a few from the Newseum for you to take a look at how various publications across the country shared the story.

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A Facebook post written by comedian and actor Patton Oswalt about the Boston Marathon bombing went viral on Monday, shared more than 150,000 times in just a few hours. Oswalt, who's best known as the voice of Remy in the 2007 animated film Ratatouille, wrote:
"Boston. F***ing

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More than 200 Mainers ran in Monday's Boston Marathon, which was marred by two explosions a little more than four hours into the race.

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This past Saturday, a "total stranger" showed up at the Kennebec County Jail with $5000 and tried to bail out Christopher Knight, the North Pond Hermit.

Maine State Police Trooper Diane Perkins-Vance said, "This guy was very elusive and made Mr

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Now that the legend of the North Pond Hermit here in Maine has been confirmed, here's your chance to catch another legend and create history!  A beer company in Washington State plans to award one million dollars to anyone who can safely capture Bigfoot!

Olympia Beer posted the following statement on their website: "Olympia Beer and Bigfoot have been leaving footprints together in the Pacific Northwest since 1896

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Want to show your support for the people who spend their lives helping the homeless? Saturday is your chance to do that and to tell homelessness to "Take a Hike!" The annual Hike for the Homeless is happening Saturday and organizers would love to have you join them!

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