The Red Barn will stay in the Benedict family, while offering all of the same fried, tasty seafood.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Augusta Downtown Alliance director leaving after just over one year
The organization said Jeremy Ashlock is leaving on good terms, and that it is seeking a new leader.
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Does Maine law require highway drivers to keep right except to pass? | Fact brief
It’s common for cars to ‘camp’ in the left lane and, on the Maine Turnpike, the center lane.
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Oxford County hydropower project would be a first for Maine
A Cianbro-backed company wants to build a pumped storage hydropower facility in Canton and Dixfield.
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Maine postcards offer glimpse into history behind some of Vacationland’s most iconic spots
Postcards revolutionized casual conversation in the late 1800s. Decades later, as antique store bargain finds, they can give us a unique window into days gone by in Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine Attorney General joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s defunding of abortion providers
Federal funding does not pay for abortions, but does help pay for health care services at Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning.
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One dead, one seriously injured in head-on Alton crash
A man from Penobscot County was pronounced dead at the scene, while a second man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Northern Light surgeon mistakenly removed woman’s bladder, lawsuit says
According to the lawsuit, a doctor removed a Skowhegan woman’s bladder during a surgery to remove an ovarian cyst.
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Maine resident hospitalized with year’s first human case of tick-borne Powassan virus, CDC says
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has also reported the season’s first case of West Nile virus, which was detected in a crow in York County.
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Why is the water on Cobbosseecontee Stream so low?
Some residents are concerned about lower-than-usual stream levels, but officials say there’s no reason to worry.