Maine human rights laws are designed to protect all citizens, not just minorities.
March 2010
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York Beach fire brought under control
YORK — Firefighters prevented a fire from spreading to nearby homes in a tightly developed beachfront community this afternoon, rapidly extinguishing the blaze that erupted in an apartment building on York Beach. Fire Chief Dave Bridges said strong winds were driving flames from the second story fire at 151 Long Beach Ave. toward a nearby […]
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Missing N.H. woman’s body found in Clinton
CLINTON — Maine State Police say the body of a missing New Hampshire woman has been found in Clinton, a short distance from where her abandoned car was found along Interstate 95 in December.
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Woman killed in Standish accident
STANDISH — One person was killed in a two-car accident early this morning on Oak Hill Road in Standish, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department said. Investigators said more details should be made available on Monday. Chief Deputy Kevin Joyce in a press release issued this afternoon said “that due to the complexity of this particular […]
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One injured in I-295 accident
FALMOUTH — One person was transported by ambulance to Maine Medical Center in Portland this morning after a car went off Interstate 295 in Falmouth, near the Bucknam Road exit. A Falmouth dispatcher said a town ambulance transported one individual, but he could not provide additional details regarding the person’s name or condition. Maine State Police, who […]
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Three injured after crashing into parked cars outside Becky’s Diner
Three people were injured in an accident around 8 a.m. in front of Becky’s Diner on Commercial Street in Portland.
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Faithfull named Mr. Basketball
BANGOR— After a roller-coaster senior campaign, Cheverus point guard Indiana Faithfull finished in style. Faithfull, who led the Stags to their second Class A state championship in three seasons on Feb. 27, added a special feather to his cap Friday night at Husson University when he was selected as the winner of the prestigious Maine […]
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Sports Digest
This story was updated at 4:45 p.m. March 15, 2010, to state that the Lewiston Maineiacs hockey team lost its final regular-season game on Sunday to Drummondville, 7-0, but still clinched a berth in the QMJHL playoffs. The Maineiacs finished tied in the standings with Baie-Comeau for the final playoff spot and a tiebreaker (most […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Augusta Update: Budget Changes and Bond Packages
Over the past month, the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee has received some positive financial news that will greatly help us as we finalize our recommendations to the budget. As many of you know, Maine revenues for December and January were better than expected and recently, the Revenue Forecasting Committee reported that General Fund revenues […]
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A Bible any way you like it
In the same century that Spain found an outlet for its murderous religious practices in the New World, Joe Gutenberg invented the printing press, and Martin Luther used it to print copies of his 95 criticisms of the way the pope conducted Christian affairs. Little did these gentlemen dream that they might be giving birth […]