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The State Fire Marshal's Office reported Monday, Nov. 16, that a firefighter has been charged with arson in connection with Friday night's fire that destroyed a warehouse in Presque Isle.

Vernon Baker, 32, of Woodland , arrested in connection with Caribou stabbing on Friday, Nov.

Firefighters from six communities were on the scene of a major warehouse fire on Rice Street, a side street off this community's main street, for more than 13 hours this weekend.

The U.S. Department of Labor has charged two northern Maine logging contractors with violating federal labor laws that require firms to recruit American loggers before hiring often lower-paid foreign workers.

Equest Celebrates 2nd Annual Veterans Riding Program in Honor of Veterans Day FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2009 LYMAN, MAINE, November 9, 2009- Equest, the premier adaptive horseback riding program serving children and adults with disabilities in Southern Maine, honored the 26 veterans who took part in their 2nd annual Veterans Program this ...

In an effort to make the Caribou boat launch more suitable for its users, the Caribou Parks & Rec is working with the Maine Department of Conservation to give the site an upgrade.

The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the origin of a fire Sunday that heavily damaged the former McCain processing plant on Main Street.

CARIBOU, Maine a ' The former deputy chief of the Island Falls Fire Department was indicted Friday by the Aroostook County grand jury on a theft charge in connection with the alleged misappropriation of about $10,000 in town funds.

Wind damaged and helped ignite a power pole in Ellsworth, ME Saturday 10 / 31. Damaging wind gusts - some associated with thunderstorms and some not - swept across northern and eastern New England Saturday 10 / 31.

FRYEBURG a ' Arguing cases before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, three pairs of lawyers had more of an audience at their back than usual: hundreds of students from three high schools.

An outbreak of spruce budworm during the 1970-80s damaged forests and irked landowners and scientists who fought to counter the damage done by the pests.

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ROCKLAND : The tradition of law for the Collins family continued with another generation last week in Knox County Superior Court.

J.C.'s Taekwondo, 141 East Victoria St., will hold a "haunted mansion" from 6-9 p.m. Proceeds to the Amherst and Area Taekwondo Parents Association.

Presque Isle Police have charged Chad Leighton, 29, of Caswell, with two counts of felony terrorizing after they say he called in two bomb threats to Northern Maine Community College.

People walk by a rain-soaked hybrid car last week in Portland. Mainers will vote in November on two tax questions, one of which is to exempt new or leased hybrid and other alternative-energy vehicles from sales tax.

Anti-tax fever, which inspired unsuccessful Maine ballot initiatives in 2004 and 2006, is back again with activists determined to scale back taxes, this time with a pair of questions for the Nov.

A three-car accident on Route 1 led to charges against a 17-year-old driver from Caribou, police said Tuesday.

A federal jury has found a Florida man guilty of refusing to pay more than $30,000 in child support to his now 19-year-old daughter in Maine.