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METRO discusses fare increase

METRO discusses fare increase

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) - If you use public transit in the Greater Portland area, you may want to pay attention to some meeting that METRO is holding.

Bethel holds police force meeting

Bethel holds police force meeting

BETHEL, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - The town of Bethel will hold a special meeting Tuesday night, asking voters if they want to disband the town's police department.

MMA training cruise takes students to Europe

MMA training cruise takes students to Europe

CASTINE, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Maritime Academy's training cruise will take students this summer to Germany, France and England.

HOT TOPIC: Cape Elizabeth council sends fee proposal to voters

HOT TOPIC: Cape Elizabeth council sends fee proposal to voters

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Visitors may soon have to pay for the million dollar views at Fort Willams Park in Cape Elizabeth.

Residents angered by Orrington's endorsement of Mallinckrodt  plan

Residents angered by Orrington's endorsement of Mallinckrodt plan

ORRINGTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--- People who live along the Penobscot River are upset with town leaders for unanimously backing a company's proposal on how to deal with hazardous materials at one of its former plants.

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Regional News

Conn. power plant worker smelled natural gas before explosion

Conn. power plant worker smelled natural gas before explosion

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A worker who was in a Connecticut power plant when it exploded on Sunday tells The Associated Press there was a smell of natural gas in the plant less than an hour before the blast.

National News

Snow still causing problems in Mid-Atlantic

Snow still causing problems in Mid-Atlantic

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hundreds of schools are closed in parts of the Midwest, and hundreds of flights are canceled at Chicago's airports, as a result of a winter storm that's taking aim on the Mid-Atlantic region.

NEWS CENTER Sports

Autopsy: Fight a factor in Kerrigan's father's death

Autopsy: Fight a factor in Kerrigan's father's death

BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts medical examiner has found Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan's father died of a heart rhythm problem after suffering a neck injury so severe it damaged his voice box, and his death has been ruled a homicide.

Health Beat

First lady begins fight against childhood obesity

First lady begins fight against childhood obesity

WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama launched a nationwide campaign Tuesday to fight childhood obesity, part of her effort to teach America's children about better nutrition and exercise.

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