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Meet Hampden Academy student, 17-year-old Anthony "Tony" Cote.

He's a young man on a mission to support an organization near and dear to his heart, and he's going about it in a fun and entertaining way

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On Monday of last week, Lt.  Anthony Bean Burpee of the Kennebunk Police Department was informed by the owners of a home on Balsam Lane that a dog had wandered into their yard and died.  The police department does not handle dead dogs, so the home owners made arrangements to discard the animal in a remote area behind a business in Alfred

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The Maine Turnpike Authority has a big message for you regarding the new high speed E-Z Pass lanes.

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The Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce has announced their annual award winners for the year.  They will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting on May 2, at the Ellsworth High School Auditorium.

Well we always new it was true, and now it's been confirmed by yet another magazine.  Bar harbor has been named one of the "Favorite Family Destinations" by FamilyFun Magazine.

Voted on by real honest to goodness family, the results of a poll wi

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After the controversy over the Maine State Lottery's 'Kwikies,' Jimmy Kimmel proposed a new name for the tickets.

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Nature lovers will notice some changes at Acadia National Park, due to steep budget cuts.

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The 8th Annual What Women Want Event is going on NOW at the Bangor Civic Center! Free to the public, the event runs from 10 to 4 on Saturday March 23rd. There are over 60 vendors waiting to talk with you

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Hello. This is Governor Paul LePage.

Our first education conference was a great success, and I would like to thank everyone who participated. One of those participants was Mohamed Nur. He is a sophomore at Deering High School in Portland

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I was reading this proposal put together by House Majority Leader Seth Berry of Bowdoinham which seem fair and equitable. It makes fro interesting reading even if you whether or not you agree.

 Berry proposes Buffet Rule for Maine

Proposal would bring total state and local tax rate for incomes over $250K to average paid by all other Mainers

AUGUSTA – Taxation rates for the state’s highest-income households would come into alignment with the rates paid by all other Mainers under a measure proposed today by House Majority Leader Seth Berry of Bowdoinham.
Berry’s measure, LD 1113, “An Act To Provide Tax Fairness for Maine’s Middle Class and Working Families,” follows the same philosophy as the federal Buffet Rule: that