Here are the news headlines for Maine and New Brunswick for Saturday, August 31.

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Christina Rutz, Flickr
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Police say a Maine man is dead after the small plane he was piloting crashed just after takeoff. Read more...

A 22-year-old woman is accused of hitting a utility pole in Orono, then driving the wrong way on Interstate 95 and crashing into a State Police cruiser.  Read more...

Police have uncovered a major marijuana growing operation in the woods near Hartland, New Brunswick. Read more...

Survivors of more than 30 people killed when an oil train derailed in Quebec in July are seeking a role in the U.S. bankruptcy case of the company whose train caused the disaster. Read more...

Maine’s secretary of state has determined the order of the five bond questions that will appear on the November ballot. Read more...

 

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