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MARKER: Bri Woodward, left, of Hallowell, and Jen Kaselis, of Whitefield, place flowers atop the grave marker of Woodward's grandfather, Norman, Thursday at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. Bri Woodward wanted to decorate the stone before the Fourth of July holiday. "I figured it was just a good idea," she said.

Quilt exhibit to benefit Alzheimer's research
AUGUSTA -- The work of 52 quilters will pay tribute to loved ones taken by Alzheimer's disease in an exhibit at the Augusta Civic Center.

POLICE
AUGUSTA -- A 25-year-old motorcyclist was badly injured when he struck a sport utility vehicle turning into a Western Avenue business Friday.

State gains $85M in Homeland Security funds
AUGUSTA -- The state has received more than $85 million in homeland security funds since 2003 -- money that has paid for mobile command vehicles, generators, radios and training for first responders all over Maine.

Immigrant recalls her special greeting
AUGUSTA -- The young Navy sailor wouldn't say why, he just told German immigrant Ingeborg Lapointe she should be on the deck of the troop ship carrying her into New York City by 4 a.m. on that day in March 1952.

Sewage plant rejection smells to Sidney man
FAIRFIELD -- Entrepreneur Michael Dube said he thought the Fairfield Planning Board had his back when he sank $25,000 into planning a sewage-treatment facility on U.S. Route 201.

Man arrested after swerve toward cop
FARMINGDALE -- A Chelsea man was arrested and charged with operating under the influence after police said he narrowly missed striking a Maine State Police cruiser and a woman on the sidewalk.

CSA farms seen reaching 'critical mass'
Juniper Edge Farm in Brunswick is a one-woman operation. Jeannie Johnson grows a variety of vegetables, without the benefit of farming equipment, on less than an acre of land.

Civil War-era flag finds honored position
NEWPORT -- The American flag, with 34 stars on it, was made here in town sometime between 1861 and 1863 during the Civil War.

Libraries become cafés
On a bleak rainy day, the homey smell of freshly brewed coffee wafts out of the reference room at the Kennebunk Free Library.

PALERMO Asphalt divider chafes officials
PALERMO -- Selectmen agreed Thursday evening to pay $3,500 for the asphalt divider they don't want.

Senator owner adds another hotel to chain
The Holiday Inn Portland West on Riverside Street has become part of the Lafayette Hotels Group, which also owns the Holiday Inn by the Bay in downtown Portland.

Rain? What rain?
The rain in Maine stays mainly -- everywhere and anywhere, always and forever.

Finding shelter for those who serve their nation
TOGUS -- Amy Tague has worked with the homeless in Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts and Maine.

Turner museum repository for 'weird' natural history
TURNER -- Maxine Hinkley tugged open two drawers she'd never opened before and gasped.

The guy behind the scenes of Winslow's fireworks
WINSLOW -- Every Fourth of July, for the last 19 years, Vinnie Falls has been the one behind the scenes.

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