Standing ovation greets Maine gay marriage bill at crowded legislative hearingAUGUSTA, Maine — A public hearing on allowing gay marriage in Maine has opened with a standing ovation for the bill’s sponsor. Maine town seeks way to get rid of dead cow stuck below river waterfallRUMFORD, Maine — Rumford officials are trying to figure out what do with the bloated carcass of a cow that floated down the Androscoggin River and over a waterfall before landing on some rocks, where it has remained for nearly three weeks. |