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Maine Warden Service divers this morning, Oct. 28, recovered the body of a Pennsylvania man who had been missing since Wednesday night. It appears that Akshay Mamidela, age 25 of Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, had taken a kayak onto Sheepscot Pond Wednesday evening, October 27, to retrieve a paddleboard that had drifted from the shore …
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In March of this year, the MDEA Downeast Drug Task Force based in Ellsworth opened an investigation into cocaine distribution in Bar Harbor involving 26-year-old Mayron Santana Vega of Puerto Rico. The information revealed Santana Vega was trafficking cocaine out of the Bar Harbor establishment where he was employed. From the Maine State Police: This …
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Facebook is rebranding. The company’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, says has that Facebook will be renamed as Meta to emphasize its virtual-reality vision for the future. According to Zuckerberg: In recent decades, technology has given people the power to connect and express ourselves more naturally. When I started Facebook, we mostly typed text on …
Amateur geologists in Western Maine have discovered the find of a lifetime on land they own. It’s an 11-ton rock deposit, rich in lithium crystals. The estimated worth is $1.5f billion dollars. The lithium deposit was discovered near Newry, and it looks like excavating it could pose a challenge.t Maine’s 2017 metallic mining laws are …
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Over a dozen people are being accused of covering up and taking part in a $13 million dollar drug operation in Maine. Those charged include four current or former members of law enforcement, one assistant district attorney and also one town official. According to our media partner,WGME, Franklin County Assistant District Attorney Kayla Alves is …
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It looks like you’ll be paying a lot more for your family’s Thanksgiving meal this year. Nearly every ingredient, from the turkey to the fixins, is expected to cost more than ever. Due to inflationary prices, this year's Thanksgiving may be "the most expensive meal in the history of the holiday," according to The New …
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The advisory panel of the FDA today, Oct. 27, voted unanimously to expand COVID-19 vaccinations for children, 5 to 11. There was on abstention. They endorsed the Pfizer vaccine saying benefits outweigh any potential risks. Latest on COVID-19 in Maine The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as …
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Mainers may be getting another check from the government. Hazard payments for those who worked through the pandemic may start showing up in your mailbox the next few weeks. Latest on COVID-19 in Maine The payments, around $275.00, are for those who kept working throughout last year. Those who make more than $75,000 individually, or …
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Maine State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash late last night, Oct. 25, on I-95 northbound at in Wells. The preliminary investigation shows Cornelius Hegarty III, 43, of Salisbury, Massachusetts was driving north on I-95 when he crashed into a vehicle occupied by Carol Funk, 64, and Steven Funk, 65, of Scarborough. Both were transported …
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Thanksgiving and the holidays are quickly approaching and the blood donor shortage continues, as does the need. The American Red Cross urges donors to continue to make and keep appointments now and in the weeks ahead to help overcome the ongoing emergency blood shortage that has significantly impacted the nation’s blood supply. In fact, the …
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