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Teen appointed to school board

Teen appointed to school board

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --The tables have been turned for students in one northern Maine school district.

Rescue team checks on elderly during heat wave

Rescue team checks on elderly during heat wave

LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- During this hot spell of weather we're experiencing emergency responders urge us all to check on any friends, relatives or neighbors with medical conditions, especially the elderly.

Short-staffed lifeguards fight dangerous riptides at OOB

Short-staffed lifeguards fight dangerous riptides at OOB

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Dangerous riptides, hot weather, and short staffed lifeguard teams are making for a dangerous day at the beach this first day of September.

Lewiston-Auburn seeks young entrepreneurs

Lewiston-Auburn seeks young entrepreneurs

LEWISTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Community leaders in Lewiston-Auburn are looking for young and creative business plans.

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Regional News

Mass. coast gets hurricane warning ahead of Earl

Mass. coast gets hurricane warning ahead of Earl

MIAMI (AP) -- A hurricane warning is out for part of the Massachusetts coast including Nantucket as Earl bears down on the Eastern Seaboard.

National News

Oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast in Gulf of Mexico

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Coast Guard now says a mile-long oil sheen is spreading from the site of an explosion at an offshore petroleum platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Health Beat

Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia

Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia

NEW YORK (AP) -- Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.

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