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Relentless rain and cool weather since early June have sent visitors scrambling home and washed away millions of tourism dollars across the Northeast.

Share + Jul 9, 2009 9:29 am US/Eastern ALFRED, Maine A 27-year-old Texas man who shot his girlfriend and left her on the side of a southern Maine road has been sentenced to 29 years in prison.

Published: Jul 08, 2009 3:40 pm - By Steve Mistler Inside the inn photo by: Mistler photo John and Kim Verreault stand on the staircase of Brunswick's Captain Daniel Stone Inn.

BIDDEFORD : An outpouring of grief, remembrance and anger gripped a Biddeford neighborhood Tuesday night as more than a hundred people who knew Derek and Gage Greene held a vigil for the slain brothers.

The camp, now in its 17th year, is hosted by the Maine Sheriffsa Association, the Maine D.A.R.E. Officers Association, and Volunteers of America Northern New England, who partner with Maine communities to provide an innovative and successful substance abuse and crime prevention program for youth from every county in Maine.

The Legacy Theater Company brings the award winning, razzle-dazzle musical "Chicago" to the Harry P. Garland II Auditorium on the campus of Thornton Academy, Route 1, Saco, for two big weekends, July 10 through 19, with Friday and Saturday night shows at 7:30 and two Sunday matinees slated for a 2 p.m. curtain.

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With the support of Senator Susan Collins, the Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the fiscal year 2010 Defense Authorization bill, which authorizes $679.8 billion in funding for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Maine summer resident and best-selling author Anita Shreve will take the stage at the Thornton Academy Auditorium on July 16 to raise funds for the local Literacy Volunteers group.

SACO, Maine -- A door-to-door magazine salesman sought in connection with the robbery of an elderly couple in Ozark, Ala., has been arrested in Saco by the Southern Maine Violent Crimes Task Force.

Dennis James "Smokey" Sampson, 61, of Lyman, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Southern Maine Medical Center.

A fire in a 31 Mile Stretch Road home in Biddeford left two people homeless Monday afternoon.

ROCKLAND : A tough economy and a little drizzle didn't stop supporters of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine from doing their part to raise money during the foundation's recent Walk for Wishes fundraising event.

A Texas man has been found guilty of aggravated assault, elevated aggravated assault and felony possession of a firearm and his victim gets her say in court.

A York County jury has found Geoffrey Reese guilty of elevated aggravated assault, aggravated assault and felony possession of a firearm in the shooting of his girlfriend in Saco more than a year ago.

Wood Structures, a truss making company that closed in March, is firing back up again this week.

PORTLAND a ' When governors and transportation officials from 23 states traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to discuss high-speed rail development with Obama Administration officials, Mainers were conspicuously absent.

Citizens unhappy with a change in cable lineup told a Time Warner representative they will look for other options than the company for their television viewing.

The HMS Bulwark's raiding party. June 11, 2009 6:00 AM The people of Biddeford Pool were alarmed by the sight of a 74-gun ship of the Royal Navy, anchored off Wood Island at 9 o'clock, on the morning of June 16, 1814.

On Saturday, June 20, to cap a "24 Hours of Kindness" event scheduled for June 18), three regional musicians are slated to perform in a benefit concert with all proceeds going to The Kindness Center.