News Updates
Updates posted throughout the day.
August 29, 2008
Prime Tanning to close Berwick plant 4:24 PM
Prime Tanning Co. Inc. announced today it would close its Berwick operations and move them to its Hartland plant in...
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Dietitian to discuss lowering high blood pressure 4:07 PM
WATERVILLE -- Jennifer Migliore, Inland Hospital registered dietitian, will discuss lifestyle interventions for lowering blood pressure in a free program...
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China votes to stick with SAD 47 3:49 PM
CHINA - The China School board this week voted unanimously to stick with a planned consolidation with School Administrative District...
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Thefts, arrest warrants in Newport 2:29 PM
IN NEWPORT, Tuesday at 10:20 a.m., a rental theft was reported on Main Street. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., a caller...
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Lobstermen get six-month extension on whale rules 1:08 PM
New England lobstermen will get an extra six months to switch to using sinking rope to connect their traps as...
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Saco fire department fighting house fire 12:44 PM
Saco firefighters are working to contain a house fire at 131 Heath Road, according to police. The call for help...
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UMA president to staff: Help college develop 12:24 PM
AUGUSTA -- University of Maine at Augusta President Allyson Hughes Handley kicked off her first full academic year at the...
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Opera on JFK to benefit Waterville institution 12:13 PM
WATERVILLE -- Maine native and Broadway and folk composer Will Holt and Hollywood screenwriter Tom Sawyer will present their original...
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WGME launches 7 p.m. newscast 11:46 AM
WGME (Channel 13), Portland's second-highest rated TV news station, is launching a 7 p.m. newscast starting Tuesday. The move follows...
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McCain campaign: Palin is VP choice 11:44 AM
The campaign of Sen. John McCain, presumptive Republican presidential nominee, released a statement today confirming that Alaska Gov. Sarah...
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Turnpike travelers get magnets this weekend 11:38 AM
Some 15,000 refrigerator magnets featuring images of Maine will be given away at the York toll plaza on Labor Day...
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Brunswick housing goes smoke-free 11:31 AM
Tedford Housing, based in Brunswick, will implement a smoke-free building policy this fall. Tedford operates two homeless shelters and 21...
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Maine Red Cross chapter sends volunteers south 11:14 AM
The American Red Cross of Southern Maine dispatched three trained disaster volunteers south in anticipation of Tropical Storm Gustav making...
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Fairfield addresses community development 10:55 AM
FAIRFIELD - Old and young, business people and health-care professionals will attend a Tuesday night organizational meeting, designed to jump-start...
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Scam surfaces in Palermo, Freedom 9:47 AM
Residents of Palermo and Freedom are some of the latest targets in what the state Attorney General's Office calls a...
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Greenville man jailed after police standoff 9:42 AM
A 52-year-old Greenville man was arrested after allegedly walking into a store with a loaded shotgun and threatening to kill...
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Presumpscot River study begins Sept. 2 9:35 AM
Scientists and engineers from EPA's New England Regional Laboratory, together with staff from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP), will...
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Guns stolen from Lewiston pawn shop 9:32 AM
Federal agents and Lewiston police are investigating the theft of more than a dozen guns from a Lewiston pawn shop....
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Skinny dippers face fines 9:32 AM
The Skinny Dip sandwich at Greenville's Black Frog Restaurant is free for customers willing to plunge naked from the restaurant...
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UPDATE: Court denies appeal in fatal shooting 9:32 AM
Maine's highest court has denied the appeal of a Portland mortgage broker who was convicted in the fatal shooting of...
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Agents arrest 30 in drug investigation 9:32 AM
Drug enforcement agents say they have arrested 30 people in far northern Maine for selling OxyContin, methadone and prescription...
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Snowe and Collins ask for mill assistance 9:32 AM
Maine's two senators are requesting trade adjustment assistance for workers who are losing their jobs at Katahdin Paper Co.'s mill...
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Plan ahead for the Maine Air Show 9:31 AM
More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the last Great State of Maine Air Show Sept. 6 and 7...
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Missed today's Sunrise Herald? Click here 9:30 AM
Sunrise Herald is the early morning news update feature at pressherald.com. It is updated at 6, 7, 8 and 9...
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August 28, 2008
Police log 9:04 PM
Augusta WEDNESDAY At 8:17 p.m., there was a report of a burglary from a vehicle on Civic Center Drive. 8:38...
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Ricci to continue treatment; charge dropped 5:43 PM
A Portland man agreed in Cumberland County Superior Court today to continue to receive mental health treatment that will help...
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Maine Military Museum to open Saturday 5:40 PM
SOUTH PORTLAND -- The Maine Military Museum and Learning Center plans to hold its grand opening Saturday at 11 a.m....
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Senators call for probe of fisheries science 5:39 PM
All four U.S. senators from Maine and Massachusetts are calling for an independent investigation of the science behind federal fishing...
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Augusta Walgreens prepares for Friday opening 4:31 PM
AUGUSTA -- The Walgreens store at Memorial Circle is set to open its doors to the public Friday at 8...
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