AUGUSTA — Angela Krehbiel Vancil’s two children have benefited from Head Start, the federal early childhood intervention program for low-income families. The mother from North Monmouth is concerned that budget cuts proposed by Gov. Paul LePage will mean that 300 children won’t be able to participate in the program in the future. That’s because enrollment […]
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Profiles: Who testified against the cuts?
• Teenager’s drug and alcohol rehabilitation, insurance at risk NAME: Callum O’Rourke RESIDENCE: DayOne Residential Treatment Center, Hollis OCCUPATION: Receiving treatment for drug and alcohol addiction AGE: 18 STORY: O’Rourke started drinking as a young child, beginning an addiction that progressed to drugs. He has been arrested for assault, theft and motor vehicle burglary, and […]
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Occupy Maine and Portland heading to court
The city tells protesters to leave Lincoln Park by noon Monday, a precursor to the group filing a lawsuit.
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LePage says Medicaid cuts a necessity
At a press conference, Gov. LePage defends his plan. Down the hall, scores of Mainers testified about how the cuts will impact their lives.
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Photo and video: Train ride, then toys
Jack Mailhot, 5, of Berwick hands a toy to Maj. Conlon Carabine Thursday at the Portland Transportation Center. About 170 students from Vivian E. Hussey School gave toys to the Marines’ Toys for Tots program after riding the Downeaster from Dover, N.H. Go to toysfortots.org to donate.
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Siblings reunite after 8 decades
After 80 years of not knowing where her brother was, 84-year-old Doris Petre told The Times Record the story of the siblings’ separation in October and of her plans to finally meet him face to face earlier this month. But as Petre’s scheduled trip to Connecticut in early December neared, a health scare jeopardized her […]
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Topsham selectmen back housing plan
The Topsham Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday to pass a resolution in support of the housing disposition plan for the Topsham Annex. Thursday’s vote, following a similar endorsement of the housing plan goals by the Brunswick Town Council on Dec. 5, meets a key condition included in the purchase-andsale agreement that would link ownership […]
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Grand jury indicts 4 for selling drugs
A Cumberland County grand jury has indicted two Brunswick residents and two men from New York City for allegedly selling crack cocaine and oxycodone following a drug bust at a Tufton Street home in September. Lena Pelkey, 44, of 225 Gurnet Road, Brunswick, was indicted on four Class A counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled […]
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Experts serve up tips to avoid the 12 pounds of Christmas
With a book of five healthy holiday recipes, the Mid Coast Hospital project Access Health hopes to show how to whip holiday meals into shape. Five local restaurants provided samples of the recipes they created for a special tasting on Dec. 5, for the organization’s partners. Alison Fernald, the hospital’s outpatient dietitian, said during the […]
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We are filling Santa’s sleigh on Monday
Santa plans to stop at the North Pole Annex on Monday to fill his sleigh. The bins will be empty and the toys will be headed down the chimneys of nearly 600 children. The volunteers worked very hard to make Christmas a better day for each child. They are going to be very happy. And […]