The recent attacks targeting police have local officers contemplating their roles as protectors of peace in troubled times.
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Maine ad campaign gives grim ‘dose of reality’ on painkillers
Three TV commercials show a mother finding an unresponsive son, a girl slumped over at a party and a teammate passing a painkiller to an injured friend.
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Growers find ways to weather this summer’s lack of rainfall
With over half of Maine drier than normal or experiencing drought, irrigation systems are coming in handy.
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Maine man killed when cabin collapses
WAGM-TV reports that 49-year-old Kevin Kearney of Mars Hill died while trying to level the structure.
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Hundreds of Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan at gathering in Westbrook
The newly formed New England Arab American Organization hosts festivities marking the end of the holy month.
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Maine police express resolve, show support after Dallas shootings
Departments across the state are shocked and saddened by the killing of 5 police officers in Dallas, the deadliest day for police since Sept. 11.
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Coast Guard rescues 2 kayakers from island off Boothbay Harbor: Video
The two called for help after their boats capsized and they made it safely to White Island.
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Hunt for Wessie the snake becomes all-consuming on banks of river in Westbrook
Police say officers who saw the snake estimated it was 10 feet long.
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Cascades to close Auburn pulp mill, laying off 45
The Canadian company says it will close the plant as of July 15, citing the erosion of the market for the de-inked pulp it produces at the plant.
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Police looking for man who disappeared during N.H. camping trip
Lane Lesko was last seen in Magalloway Plantation in Maine near the Rapid River.