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Turner couple is starting out the year in a big way after winning a million dollars on a Maine State Lottery scratch ticket.

With the new year comes new laws. Maine now has a new minimum wage of $12.15/hour and if you’re a tipped employee it’s $6.08/hour.  In addition to the increase in minimum wage,  employers with 11 or more people have to provide earned paid leave that employee…

In a devastating fire that happened on Sunday morning at about 3 AM, the Maine DOT building in Fort Fairfield, Maine, burned to the ground

Listen up Target shoppers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall notice as Target has recalled five different Cloud Island infant rompers of which almost 300,000 have been sold due to a chocking hazard.
 
 These infant rompers were sold both online and in…

This is something I never seem to think of until after the Christmas holiday has passed us by. Just what am I going to do with this tree now that we're ready to take it down? Well, I just learned that my typical tradition of taking out and leaning it up against the deck until spring when I can …

Yes, there really is a desert in Maine!

Nestle Prepared Foods, along with the USDA are recalling over 90,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken meals that may be contaminated with white hard plastic pieces. These meals were shipped to retailers and distributors nationwide, including several locations in Maine...

A teenage boy was seriously injured early Wednesday while trying to escape a fire at his family's home in Fort Fairfield.

According to the Kennebec Journal, only one person ended up being injured in a crash involving at least three different vehicles including multiple tractor-trailer trucks and an ambulance.
At around 2 AM on Tuesday morning, a tractor trailer hauling peat moss out of Ontario was headed south…

While 14 days is still best, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has updated part of the recommendations on self-quarantine for some people, depending on the situation.