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Firefighters retreat after cooling off a propane tank that was shooting flames into the air at the rear of Ireland Auction and Retail on Exeter Road in Corinna on Monday.

Maine Fast Fact : Carrie Gertrude Stevens of Madison, Maine became a legend in fly fishing in 1924 when she created the Gray Ghost, a popular streamer still used this day.

MADISON TOWNSHIP -- After November's resounding bond issue defeat, the school board is re-calibrating its effort to pass some kind of measure in May.

Prominent UMaine professor and Director of the AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center to speak at Eggs & Issues Released 1/7/10 The Portland Community Chamber is pleased to announce that Dr.

NEW PORTLAND a ' An old family farmhouse built at the turn of the century was destroyed by flames Tuesday afternoon on a remote road in New Portland.

About 25 people who gathered in Waterville's Castonguay Square Thursday to protest the blockade of Gaza by Israel ended their rally with a short march.

HOPE : Flu shot update There will be a seasonal and H1N1 flu shot clinic for students on Thursday, Nov.

ROCKPORT : Rockport resident Janna Hymes, music director and founder of Maine Pro Musica, will lead more than 50 gifted musicians, singers, bell ringers and dancers in a spirited Holiday Pops Concert on Dec.

Dear Readers: Are you relocating and need to get Fido, Fluffy or Tweetie Pie to where you are going and don't want to drive? Did you know that many airlines these days have "preferred pet" shipping, where you can ship your dogs, cats and birds in climate-controlled and pressurized comfort? The larger your pet, the more the cost will be.

NEW SHARON a ' State animal welfare agents seized about 40 animals found mostly in the kitchen and living room at a New Sharon woman's residence on Oct.

Production supervisor Joe Ramsdell takes some quart-sized containers to the filling machine at the Gifforda s Ice Cream plant in Skowhegan recently.

It will be three to four months before authorities know what happened to three Central Maine infants who died last week while sharing beds with their parents.

Maine State Police say three infants died last week in unrelated incidents in which they'd been sleeping in bed with their parents.

Three infants died last week in unrelated incidents after sleeping with their parents, according to State Police.The infants may have suffocated, though the State Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the cause of death.

Police continue to search for the person who shot a 63-year-old man outside a motorcycle club in Canaan.

State troopers late Friday morning guarded the scene of a shooting that took place Thursday evening outside a clubhouse on Route 23 in Canaan, which is used by the Hell's Angels motorcycle club.

IN ANSON, Wednesday at 11:16 a.m., a report of a theft was investigated on Preble Avenue.

MADISON TOWNSHIP -- If voters approve a $46 million bond issue in the fall, the days of crammed, sweaty classrooms at Madison Junior High School and students crossing a three-lane highway to get to classes will end.

A union and five former employees of Wood Structures Inc. have filed a federal lawsuit seeking severance pay and other damages from the company's parent, Atlanta-based Roark Capital Group.

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