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No Navy Warship For Lobster Festival

No Navy Warship For Lobster Festival

ROCKLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- For this year's Maine Lobster festival in Rockland, you might say it's "Anchors Away". For the first time in more than 30 years, there will not be a U.S. Navy warship in the harbor for the festival.

Personal Bankrupticies Up Sharply

Personal Bankrupticies Up Sharply

BIDDEFORD (NEWS CENTER) -- Personal bankruptcies are up sharply - 34% nationwide. Here in Maine,  it's no better.

Triple Murder Victims Remembered

Triple Murder Victims Remembered

CONWAY, NH (NEWS CENTER) - It was 2 years ago on this date when a young man from Maine shot and killed 3 people during a botched robbery attempt at the Army Barracks store in Conway.

Police Department Wants Out Of Trailer

Police Department Wants Out Of Trailer

HOLDEN (NEWS CENTER) -- Police in Holden are hoping for a new, more secure place to work.

Maine Troops Deploy To Iraq

Maine Troops Deploy To Iraq

BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Forty men and women from the 101st Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron said goodbye to family and friends at Bangor International Airport.

Rainy Weather Puts Damper On Old Orchard Beach

Rainy Weather Puts Damper On Old Orchard Beach

OLD ORCHARD BEACH (NEWS CENTER) -- Weeks of rain have put a damper on many people's summer vacations and summer plans. And it's really putting a damper on business in one popular tourist spot in Southern Maine.

Syringes Still Turning Up On Harpswell Beach

Syringes Still Turning Up On Harpswell Beach

HARPSWELL (NEWS CENTER) -- People who live along a private beach in Harpswell say they are still finding a few syringes buried in the sand and seaweed every day.

Two Dead, One In Custody In Biddeford

Two Dead, One In Custody In Biddeford

BIDDEFORD (NEWS CENTER) -- State Police are investigating a double homicide in Biddeford.  It happened around 1 o'clock Tuesday morning.

Tourists Seek Refuge In Retail Outlets

Tourists Seek Refuge In Retail Outlets

FREEPORT (NEWS CENTER) -- When it rains the way it has for the past couple of weeks, tourists pour into Southern Maine's shopping mecca.

Arrest Made In Kennebec County Drug Bust

Arrest Made In Kennebec County Drug Bust

WINTHROP (NEWS CENTER) -- A sixth month investigation results in a sizeable drug bust in the Kennebec County town of Winthrop.

Construction Project Causes Downtown Traffic Change

BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- From now until October, Columbia Street in downtown Bangor will not be accessible from Hammond Street.

Maine Lighthouses Open To The Public

Maine Lighthouses Open To The Public

CAPE ELIZABETH (NEWS CENTER) -- State tourism officials and the US Coast Guard are urging Maine residents and tourists alike to come see the lights this September.

Money Needed For Bangor's July Fourth Festivities

BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- The Bangor Area Kiwanis still need $1000 before the fourth of July to pay for this weekend's festivities.

Maine Re-opens Solar Rebate Program

Maine Re-opens Solar Rebate Program

AUGUSTA (AP) -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has re-opened a program that provides cash rebates for the installation of solar energy systems on Maine homes and small businesses.

 
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