Newsroom – The Latest Update from Q96.1

Here are the news headlines for Maine and New Brunswick for Friday, August 23.

A man convicted of drug trafficking and manufacturing methamphetamine has been sentenced in Aroostook County Superior court in Houlton. Read more...

Maine is gearing up to sell a $220 million bond that will be used to repay the state's hospitals for unpaid Medicaid services.

A 13-year-old boy who was given permission to use a pickup truck to haul trash down a private driveway ended up pinning his mother and brother against their house. Read more...

Over 200 athletes from New Brunswick and P-E-I are competing in the provincial Special Olympic games. More details...

Home sales continue to climb in Maine.  The Maine Association of Realtors reports sales of single-family homes jumped more than 31-percent last month, compared to July of 2012.

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