 Faith Ann Waterman, 4, right, attempts to steal her 2-year-old sister Hope's fruit snacks while their father, Scott, and grandmother, Karen Storman, aren't watching. Faith Ann was born with a rare disorder, Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome, which left her unable to talk and with a permanent tracheotomy. - Amber Waterman/Sun Journal |
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 Family hopes breathing improves
NORWAY - The family of a young girl with a rare breathing disorder is hoping she soon will be able to breathe on her own.
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Race fan struck, badly injured
OXFORD - A Buckfield man struck by a vehicle while walking along Route 26 in a downpour Sunday night was listed in critical condition Tuesday at a Lewiston hospital, Oxford police Sgt. Rickie Jack said.
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After high level meeting, Navy scraps stealth ship
PORTLAND - The Navy has decided to scrap its newest destroyer after the first two are built in shipyards in Maine and Mississippi, Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday.
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Police: Bogus checks hit home
AUBURN - An elaborate forgery ring involving bogus checks drawn on accounts for the local Sheriff's Department and two courts could result in the alleged thieves spending plenty of time at both places.
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USM won't pay rain fee
LEWISTON - Barring a court decision or a change in state rules, officials from the University Southern Maine don't plan to pay the city's storm-water utility fee.
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Downeaster
PORTLAND (AP) - In a July 21 story about Amtrak's Downeaster, The Associated Press cited a proposal to expand Amtrak service northward to Brunswick utilizing the former St. Lawrence and Atlantic line.
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Alcohol level sets R.I. record
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State police arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level allegedly was .491 - more than six times the legal limit - which they believe is the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.
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Franklin area arrest log
FARMINGTON - These arrests were recently logged at the Franklin County Detention Center: |
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Cab catches fire
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Junk moves on Town crew cleans up High Street property
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Grand opening held for Comfort Inn
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Church halts role with food pantry
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Sewer repairs estimated to cost nearly $43,000
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Property owners face valuation increase
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Bridgton motorcyclist critically injured
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