Two days of events, including a country music concert, parade and fireworks display, were expected to bring about 25,000 people to Clinton on Wednesday and Thursday, organizers said.
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Jay man seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Chesterville
Christopher Titus, 23, was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he lost control Monday afternoon on a corner on Ridge Road.
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Franklin County commissioners to seek bids for infirmary, OK purchase of 3 cruisers
Franklin County courthouse, other county government offices to be closed Thursday and Friday.
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Skowhegan Opera House has a new operator with big plans
Lights Up Productions, which formed in November, signed a three-year lease with the town to renovate and operate the 115-year-old venue.
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Rep. Jared Golden says Donald Trump will win ‘and I’m OK with that’
The Lewiston Democrat predicts Joe Biden will lose the presidential election in November, and that democracy will not fail because ‘no one man is strong enough to take it away from us.’
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Eastbound bridge route connecting Gardiner to Randolph to be closed Monday through Aug. 16
Drivers are asked to take alternate routes as the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge is limited to one-way traffic while the Maine Department of Transportation completes a resurfacing project.
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AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?
Platforms are trying to balance the demand for instant chatbot assistance with the desire to connect with humans.
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Launch of Maine research satellite delayed once again
Built by Maine college students, MESAT-1 will collect climate data for Maine students studying urban heat islands, phytoplankton and harmful algae blooms.
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Fed chair: U.S. inflation cooling again, though it isn’t yet time to cut rates
If the Fed cuts rates too soon, inflation could re-accelerate. But if it waits too long to reduce borrowing costs, it risks weakening the economy so much as to potentially cause a recession.
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Kingfield Select Board reviews changes to zoning ordinance
The Planning Board plans to gather more feedback at an informational meeting July 9 at 6 p.m.