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Maine still holds the world record for the tallest snowman

By Emily Burnham on Dec 24, 2024 05:30 pm
It’s a feat that hasn’t been officially surpassed, and with climate change affecting our annual snowfall, it may never be.
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Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

By The Associated Press on Dec 24, 2024 05:16 pm
The president-elect wrote that he would direct the Justice Department to pursue the death penalty "as soon as I am inaugurated."
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This man is spending his holidays in Maine trying get back home

By Troy R. Bennett on Dec 24, 2024 01:44 pm
Sebastien Valentino, who also goes by the name Train Wreck, has been riding the rails since he got out of the U.S. Navy in 1997.
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State sells Biddeford, Sanford courthouses to be converted to housing

By Madi Smith, Maine Public on Dec 24, 2024 12:46 pm
The buildings were purchased from the state for $1, with the plan to turn the courthouses into at least 10 units of affordable housing.
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3 people and 2 dogs are safe after falling through York County pond

By Leela Stockley on Dec 24, 2024 12:37 pm
When officials arrived at Knights Pond, the people had been able to pull themselves out of the water, but the dogs required rescue.
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Acadia and locals chafe at state’s terms for repairing MDI road

By Carrie Jones, Bar Harbor Story on Dec 24, 2024 11:25 am
Temporary repairs allowed the Seawall Road on MDI to reopen after heavy storm damage. Officials can't agree on terms for future work.
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Skip Rist, architect of Bangor’s famed ‘Coffee Pot’ sandwich, dies at 87

By Marie Weidmayer on Dec 24, 2024 11:17 am
Francis "Skip" Rist worked at The Coffee Pot on State Street for 59 years, where he came up with the Queen City's iconic sandwich.
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Fire that closed Main Street in Old Town has been extinguished

By Christopher Burns on Dec 24, 2024 10:19 am
Main Street was closed on Tuesday morning between St. Joseph Cemetery and the Regency trailer park.
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This Maine sea captain was trapped on a boat to France just before Christmas

By Emily Burnham on Dec 24, 2024 10:01 am
Rough weather made it unsafe to stop at any North American port. So George Jennings found himself bound for Normandy.
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Conservationists want more fish to get over a midcoast dam

By Jules Walkup on Dec 24, 2024 10:00 am
Environmental groups have set their sights on improving the ability of fish to get over the hydroelectric dam between Brunswick and Topsham.
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