Here are the news headlines for Maine and New Brunswick for Monday, August 19.

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A 78-year-old man is dead after an armed confrontation with police in a small town in northern Maine.  Robert Bellfleur of Grindstone was fatally shot Saturday night by an East Millinocket police officer.  Read more...

A 34-year-old Maine woman who allegedly abducted her two young children has been arrested in South Carolina. Read more...

A high speed crash in northeastern New Brunswick has claimed the life of an 18-year old driver. The RCMP says the young driver was trying to overtake another vehicle when he lost control.

The first trial of an accused client of a Southern Maine fitness instructor who used her dance studio as a front for prostitution gets underway today.  Jury selection begins for the trial of Donald Hill, a former Kennebunk High School hockey coach. Read more...

A Maine attorney attacked by a polar bear last month has returned home from Canada and is scheduled to undergo surgery.

 

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