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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Augusta’s Colonial Theater secures $160,229 in historic preservation funds
The award, one of four given statewide, will pay for repairs to exterior doors and windows for the theater as part of an initiative to drive economic development in rural downtowns.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
Lawmakers emphatic about keeping open 2 Maine veterans’ homes
In other action, the House gave unanimous initial approval to a bill to strengthen protections for election workers on Tuesday.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Legislature seeks to keep 2 veterans homes open in Maine
Maine Veterans' Homes announced that its facilities in Machias and Caribou are expected to close in the spring.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
A 4th man is charged in killing of teen Down East
The men are charged in what police describe as the drug-related killing of a 17-year-old in Machias.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
Three men arrested in connection with killing of teenager in Machias
The body of a New York teenager was found on a lawn this month, shot dead in what police say was a drug-related killing.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
New York teenager shot to death in Down East Maine
Police in Machias received a report of potential gunfire after midnight Thursday, and the 17-year-old's body was found hours later on a lawn.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2021
Maine Voices: Irish brothers from Machias fought, won Revolution’s first naval battle
Two months after Minutemen routed English troops, the six O’Briens seized three invading vessels in ‘the Lexington of the Sea.’
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PublishedNovember 10, 2020
Maine Veterans’ Homes honors six Veterans of the Month for November
Honorees include Paul Austin, Robert Ouellette, Earl Sussaman, Ronald Hall, Joseph Paquette and Max Ashburn.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Two people die in mobile home park fire in Machias
Two people were found dead after a fire in the Down East community, the state fire marshal's office said.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Commentary: Lobstering restrictions will hurt much more than Maine’s fishermen
Giving to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association Legal Defense Fund will mitigate the impact of right-whale rules and protect thousands of other businesses.
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