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Maine State Basketball Championships On The Line This Weekend!

It’s crunch time as the Maine State Basketball Tournament has come down to the final games. The state championship games will be played this weekend.  The coverage is being brought to you by: Down East Credit Un

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Lewiston Man Finds Knife In Son’s Birthday Cake

Nathan Bibeau of Lewiston and his family were throwing a birthday party for their two year old son. It was time to blow out on the candles on the cake and cut the cake for all to enjoy. To the horror of Nathan, a knife was found in the store-bought cake.

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Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images
Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images

Augusta Forensic Patients Might Move Back to Riverview Campus Area in Motivational Services Care + Buildings

This is an interesting idea. The mental health patients who have committed violent criminal acts could be moved out of their group home in neighborhoods in Augusta and back onto property next to the Riverview Psychiatric Center.

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from Spectrum Generation website
from Spectrum Generation website

Joe-4-Oil is Opening 250 Spots for 100 Gallons of Heating Oil

Here is some good news! Joe-4-Oil, the Citizens Energy Oil Heat Program, is giving Spectrum Generations access for 250 applications for a one-time delivery of 100 gallons of home heating oil designated for central Maine families. It is all based on some income guidelines.

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Auburn Police Dog Retires

Retiring after only 6 years on the job? Sounds good, doesn't it? That was the case this week for Inka, a German shepherd who's been on the job with the Auburn, Maine police department for the past six years.

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6-Year Old Florida Girl And Her Maine ‘Make-A-Wish’

Many of us native Mainers have been tiring of the rugged winter of 2013, however, for 6-year old Sophia Galvan, the snow is just what she wished for. Sophia is a shy 6-year old kindergartener from Tampa, Florida and is battling nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of cancer that causes soft tissue tumors in children.

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Express, Getty Images

Bill to Let Bars Open Early on Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day

Mainers wanting to get their St. Patrick’s Day started early this year just might be able to do that, even on a Sunday. A bill has been introduced to add a few hours to the time people can buy a drink on Sunday March 17.

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Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Joe Raedle, Getty Images

Rangeley Lake Search Still Inching Along [Updated]

Maine wardens have found two  snowmobiles in Rangeley Lake in the search for three Maine men who are presumed to have accidentally driven their snowmobiles into the lake nearly two months ago.

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Memorial Bridge: From Old to New, Same Person Cutting the Dedication Ribbon

The new Memorial Bridge that connects Maine and New Hampshire is expected to be completed this summer and the person that dedicated the old bridge in 1923 will be the same person dedicating the new bridge in 2013.

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Turner Couple Find The ‘Virgin Mary’ In A Package Of Dots Candy

You've seen the stories of people finding religious images in some of the strangest things. I remember an old clip from the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, where an older lady had a potato chip collection of several images. Something similar to that has happened to a couple in Turner, Maine.

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