STATE HOUSE: Petitions under scrutiny
AUGUSTA -- Greene Deputy Town Clerk Sally Hebert said she found the name of a man who died in 2004 on petitions turned in last year as part of a people's veto effort.

'At the time ... he was psychotic'
BANGOR -- Sandra Goodrich and her daughter wiped away tears as they watched him enter the courtroom.

Snowmobile rider survives fall through ice
EMBDEN -- A Fairfield man was treated for hypothermia Sunday after his snowmobile plunged through the ice on Embden Pond.

Concerns over special-education changes aired
Emergency rules adopted by the Maine Department of Education to save money on special education have caused more families to take legal action to ensure a quality education for their children, lawmakers were informed Monday.

FAIRFIELD: Clinton man, 21, arrested on rape, assault charges
FAIRFIELD -- A woman called 911 early Saturday morning saying she was being raped at that moment, police said.

Burglars target Fairfield businesses
FAIRFIELD -- Police are investigating a weekend burglary and two attempted ones, which follow a string of vandalism and burglary incidents downtown this past month.

FARMINGTON: Sewer line work to affect homes
FARMINGTON -- More than 20 Whittier Road property owners will be affected by a sewer line being constructed this year that will connect the new, expanded Mt. Blue High School to the town's wastewater treatment plant.

FARMINGTON: Three offices reopen
FARMINGTON -- Three medical practices at Franklin Health Medical Arts Center reopened for business Monday, nine days after a fire left behind millions of dollars worth of damage.

Driver arrested after 3-town, 10-mile chase
HALLOWELL -- A West Gardiner man remained behind bars Monday after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase through three towns Sunday.

Police Log
IN ANSON, Sunday at 10:23 a.m., a medical emergency on Four Mile Square Road sent someone to the hospital.

A DIFFERENT WRINKLE: Ode to beloved, unwashed comfort
My gray sweatpants are not looking too good these days.

FairPoint reorganization plan aims to slash company's debt
PORTLAND -- The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.'s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Monday, but the company said the reorganization won't prevent it from expanding broadband Internet in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Man answers door, is attacked with Mace and then robbed
SKOWHEGAN -- A Skowhegan man was robbed of $500 in cash Sunday night by a masked, Mace-wielding intruder, according to police.

Stun gun, arrest of suspect end high-speed, 2-town chase
SKOWHEGAN -- What began as an interrupted 911 call Sunday night from a home in Canaan, ended with a high-speed police chase, a police stun gun and an arrest on Eaton Mountain Road in Skowhegan, police said Monday.

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