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What’s going on this weekend? Who’s playing where? Every Friday we’ll feature your weekend nightlife options in the area!

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The Maine Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety will hold a hearing Friday, tomorrow at 10 a.m. on a bill that would make possession of limited amounts of marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol

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Want to get rid of that old computer monitor out in the garage?  How about that printer, cell phone, and big screen TV?  They all haven't worked in years, but to throw them away at the local recycling center will cost you big bucks!

Well not this Saturday!

The Challenger Learning Center of Maine at 30 Venture Way in Ban

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The Bangor Police Department says starting next week things will get a bit complicated for motorists who use the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge between the cities of Bangor and Brewer and the project's expected to last into November

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School bus driver Nathan Philbrick quite possibly saved a boy from choking to death this past Tuesday morning in Sidney.

Philbrick had 35 students on board his bus as he departed a day care site at the top of Reynolds Hill and then noticed some sort of activity behind him

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Artist Robert Indiana who created the "Love" icon has agreed with the State of Maine to have the image be used in a specialty license plate.Now, The Maine Craft Association hopes to collect enough signatures so that the State will put the process into action

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Incredible community support is pouring in to help the 75 people who lost their home Monday.

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The Maine State House, known to many by its patina-green dome, will be getting a new copper top. Legislative leaders have approved a plan to remove the present copper covering, which has grown thin and leaky over the 103 years it’s been in place, and replace it with new copper.

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Sunday, we reported on a webcam in California that was focused on a pair of nesting eagles and their chicks, and now we have two a little closer to home for you here in Hancock County.

The webcams have been set up by Biodiversity Research Institute and are sponsored by

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Hi! I’m Gizmo!  I’m a gorgeous, 5 year old, long hair Calico cat.  I want to be your personal Assistant.  Working on the computer?  I’ll press the keys!  Chores? Let me help!   I even have extra toes, so we can stay extra busy! 

To find out more about Gizmo and the other cats and dogs currently available for adoption at the SPCA  Visit them on the Bar Harbor Road in Trenton, call them at 207-667-8088,,check out the adoptable animals listin