Dylan Tusinski

SEARSMONT — In the hours after an explosion rocked this small Midcoast town last week, killing a local firefighter, injuring a dozen more and sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky, a sense of unease settled in.

Nearly everyone in this small town knows someone who works at the sawmill. A deadly explosion there last week has emboldened the sense of community in an already tight-knit town.

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Specific reasons for the turnover vary, but the underlying causes and downstream effects are consistent across the state.

For the first time in more than a year, federal authorities have indicted the alleged owner of an illegal cannabis grow house in Maine.

Yiwen Zhen, whose property in Dixfield was raided by Oxford County sheriffs last March, is the first alleged grow house operator to face new federal charges in more than a year.

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Michael Kelley, an enigmatic man from Waldo County, is charged with killing the owner of a farm where he was working. As the case heads to trial, he says he's being framed.

Michael Kelley, an enigmatic man from Waldo County, is charged with killing the owner of a farm where he was working. As the case heads to trial, he says he’s being framed.

Maine will not be participating in the “Great American State Fair” beginning next week in Washington D.C. — at least not in an official capacity.