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Tuesday Nov 3 | Sun Journal

Alleged love-triangle appears to be heart of Friday night assault in Mexico

MEXICO a ' Two women at the heart of an assault case in Mexico opened up Monday night about the seven-month feud that came to a head Friday night with one of them in the hospital and the other charged with elevated aggravated assault.

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Related Topix: Life, Self Defense

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Village Soup

Home sales up, prices slightly down

According to data from the Maine Real Estate Information System Inc., the number of homes sold in Knox County from July 1 through Sept.

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Related Topix: Maine, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Waldo County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Sun Journal

Man injured in wood accident

A logger was brought out of the woods off Route 4 in Farmington in the back of a neighbor's pickup truck Thursday after a tree he cut fell on his leg.

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Related Topix: Farmington, ME, Strong, ME, Lewiston, ME

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Sun Journal

vink80 Does this

FARMINGTON a ' A response to a public records request by a business is expected from the county's attorney before Thursday, the date the business gave for some contact or a response or it will make an appeal to the Maine Superior Court.

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Related Topix: Farmington, ME, Maine, Hancock County, ME

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Down East

Awards Are Only News If You Win

Submitted by Al Diamon on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 11:20am. Sore losers : The Maine Press Association gave out its annual awards last weekend at its fall meeting, but don't expect to learn much about who won by reading most of state's daily newspapers.

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Related Topix: Maine, Portland Metro, Journalism, Brunswick, ME, Lewiston Metro

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Maine special education overhaul proposed

Education Commissioner Susan Gendron is proposing an overhaul of the way the state provides special education to students, with an independent report showing those costs increasing at twice the rate of other education spending.

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Related Topix: Androscoggin County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Orono, ME

Thu Oct 22, 2009

WABI-TV Bangor

Five Cars Stolen in Farmington Area, Authorities Search for Thieves

Franklin County Sheriff's deputies are looking for the people who stole five cars overnight from Farmington and Temple, then lead police on two high speed chases.

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Related Topix: Farmington, ME, Temple, ME, Wilton, ME

Tue Oct 20, 2009

LancasterOnline

Woman Convicted Of Animal Cruelty U...

SUN JOURNAL Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer FARMINGTON - Police say a 65-year-old New Sharon woman assaulted a state trooper with a 975,000-volt stun gun during an investigation into possible animal hoarding at her house on Lane Road.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights, Farmington, ME, New Sharon, ME

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Netscape

Woman convicted of animal cruelty uses stun gun on trooper

Police say a 65-year-old New Sharon woman assaulted a state trooper with a 975,000-volt stun gun during an investigation into possible animal hoarding at her house.

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Related Topix: New Sharon, ME

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Sun Journal

Auburn man faces sex charges

FARMINGTON a ' A judge ordered an Auburn man Thursday be held on $300 cash bail or a Maine pretrial service agreement on charges of sexually assaulting a child.

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Related Topix: Lewiston Metro, Farmington, ME, Wilton, ME, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun Journal

Home invasion, assault investigation nets two arrests

RUMFORD a ' An Andover man remained behind bars early Thursday evening in Paris and a Jay man was free on bail after police accused both of participating in a home invasion in Rumford that sent one tenant to the hospital.

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Related Topix: Rumford, ME, Andover, ME, Oxford County, ME

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Western Maine project puts wind power on line

Power generation from winds blowing across Maine will increase Friday when Gov. John Baldacci helps to start up the first half of the Kibby Mountain wind power project in the state's western mountains.

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Related Topix: Maine, Maine Government, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Canada,

Wed Oct 14, 2009

WMTW-TV Auburn

Biddeford Man Due In Court On Child Porn Charges

A man from Biddeford charged with possessing child pornography will enter a plea in Franklin County Superior Court Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Biddeford, ME, University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME, Winthrop, ME

Fri Oct 09, 2009

MaineToday

Land-record database company meets resistance

A Cumberland County electronic document company plans to expand its land records Web site to include all county registry of deeds information and is prepared to go to court to obtain the data.

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Related Topix: Cumberland County, ME, Hancock County, ME

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Sun Journal

legalize it and the state

NEW SHARON a ' Two New Sharon residents were arrested Friday on marijuana charges after Maine Drug Enforcement Agency received a tip.

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Related Topix: Drugs, New Sharon, ME, Farmington, ME

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Sun Journal

Legalize it already.

EUSTIS a ' Police seized growing and harvested marijuana plants along with two vehicles, including one that was stolen from Auburn, from a camp on Brittany Road Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Eustis, ME, Lewiston Metro

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Sun Journal

Exhibitors sought for conservation fair

FARMINGTON a ' Exhibitors are wanted to participate in a Farmington Conservation Fair that brings together Franklin County citizens committed to energy efficiency.

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Related Topix: Farmington, ME

Thu Oct 01, 2009

WMTW-TV Auburn

Maine Court Rules For Doctor's Estate

A Maine judge has awarded nearly $7 million in damages to a former doctor's estate, ruling that a German couple intimidated and defrauded her in order to gain control of her money.

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Tue Sep 29, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Appalachian Mountain Club drops TIF plan

The Appalachian Mountain Club has scrapped its plan to seek a Tax Increment Financing District on Unorganized Territory land.

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Related Topix: Piscataquis County, ME, Washington County, ME

Sun Sep 27, 2009

Sun Journal

.Nice . Patience is a

Earl Ellsworth and PFC. Robert DeRoche, who died in World War II, and former substitute teacher, Mildred Ross.

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Related Topix: 9, Farmington, ME

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