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State switching to 10 percent ethanol
Chances are that most Mainers who filled their gas tanks late this week didn't get 100 percent gasoline.
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Chase suspect nabbed again
Police found marijuana and hundreds of anti-anxiety pills Tuesday night at the home of a man charged in a recent high-speed chase in Roxbury.
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Free Juice, Expensive Juice, Extensive Juice
Of course, there's a catch. To get the power, everybody in Roxbury will have to chug a large bottle of Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy.
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Bakery adds entrees to offerings
Janet Touchette of Roxbury ordered two dozen pumpkin whoopie pies. Joey Smith of Mexico bought two raspberry turnovers and two chocolate whoopie pies.
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Free juice offered in exchange for zoning change
Wind power developers intent on winning the hearts and minds of local residents are offering a big incentive to people in Roxbury, Maine: free electricity.
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Armed and dangerous man sought in Byron
A Farmington man whom police consider to be armed and dangerous remained at large in the Byron woods with his girlfriend and pre-teen son Friday night following a police chase on Route 17.
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State approves 12-town school merger plan
The Maine Department of Education has approved a 12-town school reorganization plan that will go to voters Nov.
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Roxbury boy, 8, flown to Mass. with burns
An 8-year-old boy was being flown to a Massachussetts hospital late Friday after he was burned, apparently during an accident around a campfire.
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Last sentence dealt in River Valley crime spree
The last person indicted in connection with a River Valley crime spree in December entered a plea in Oxford County Superior Court on Friday.
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Fuel Can Explosion Burns 8-Year-Old Boy
An 8-year-old boy is being treated at a Boston hospital for burns suffered when a can of diesel fuel exploded as his father was using it to start a campfire in Roxbury, authorities said.
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Fuel can explodes; boy badly burned
A fuel container being used to start a campfire exploded late Friday night, spraying burning fuel 50 feet and enveloping an 8-year-old boy in a fireball.
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Roxbury boy, 8, flown to Mass. with burns
An 8-year-old boy was being flown to a Massachussetts hospital late Friday after he was burned, apparently during an accident around a campfire.
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Superintendent explains decisions from teen party
In addition to discussing SAD 43's plan for consolidating with SADs 21 and 31, and Hanover, directors and Superintendent James Hodgkin addressed ramifications of last week's teen booze party in Roxbury.
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Cops raid teen party
Twenty-five students, mostly from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, were summoned early Wednesday morning after Maine State Police learned about an underage drinking party at Bunker Pond in Roxbury, ...
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Plans move ahead for Med-Care facility
Plans are moving ahead toward construction of a new Med-Care Ambulance Service facility as each of the 11 member towns vote on whether to approve a new 10-year local agreement. via Sun-Journal
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Med-Care vote may be pivotal
"That's why it's not just about an ambulance service" Less than 38 days from Monday, the fate of Med-Care Ambulance Service should be decided. via Sun-Journal
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Tow truck owner honored by state
"Roland always gives with his heart and soul. He always goes above and beyond the call of duty" A 20-year Mexico towing service owner, who won a national towing award last fall, was honored by the 123rd Legislature on Saturday afternoon in front of family and friends inside the new Mexico Lions Hall. via Sun-Journal
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Flood watch in effect from late tonight through Wednesday morning
A Strong Southeast Flow Will Develop Ahead Of This System... Pumping In Abundant Amounts Of Moisture Off The Atlantic Ocean. via The Citizen
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Fire guts Andover home
"It did vent, but the fire was impinging on it so much, that it couldn't keep up with it" A 158-year-old farmhouse was destroyed by fire Wednesday despite the efforts of more than 30 firefighters from four area towns. via Sun-Journal
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