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Here are the news headlines for Maine and New Brunswick for Thursday, September 19.

A runaway wheel from a tractor trailer headed to Aroostook County caused an accident on a New Hampshire highway that claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman. Read more...

Maine hospitals have received electronic payments from the state for nearly $500 million to pay back decades of debt for unpaid Medicaid services. Read more...

A New Brunswick pet food company is doubling production and plans to hire another 15 people after reaching a deal with Realtree to use its camouflage design on bags of dog food. Read more...

Maine’s community colleges are getting more than $13 million in grants to offer more information technology training opportunities. Read more...

Gambling regulators report tax revenue from  Maine’s two casinos is up significantly over last year. Read more...

Good news at the pumps for New Brunswick drivers. The Energy & Utilities Board has set the maximum price of regular self-serve at just over 1.29 a liter. That's a drop of four cents from last week.

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