Two Maine Democrats are contemplating running for U.S. Senate next year against Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe. Early in the 2012 election cycle, many political analysts have paid more attention to the potential primary challenge to Snowe from the conservative tea party-affiliated wing of her own party. But the interest being shown by state Rep. Jon […]
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SAD 61 budget rejected again
Voters in Naples and Bridgton approved the budget, but more from Sebago and Casco rejected it.
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Theater Review: Show does Hackmatack founder proud
It was 1972 when Hackmatack Playhouse’s founder, S. Carleton Guptill, first invited patrons to step through the doors of his historic family barn to experience professional theater in quaint Berwick. The playhouse was another chapter in the picturesque farm’s colorful history, which dates back to the mid-1600s. S. Carleton died in 1995, but his son, […]
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Travelers might want to avoid Route 1 in Wiscasset on Monday
Both lanes of Route 1 in Wiscasset will be shut down for about an hour to accommodate the town’s Fourth of July parade
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Discovery Channel show features Maine coast
Friday’s episode of “Dual Survival” was filmed early this spring at Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land and Quoddy Head State Park.
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Mitchell says Clemens may call him to testify
Clemens’ attorneys likely want to ask former Sen. George Mitchell about his interviews of the former pitcher’s accusers during his investigation.
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Belfast man loses appeal of sentence for slashing
Stanley Ward pleaded guilty in April 2010 to robbery, kidnapping and attempted murder for an attack on a 72-year-old woman.
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Less holiday traffic expected on turnpike
Economist Charles Colgan says a 20-cent drop in gas prices since Memorial Day isn’t enough to significantly alter traffic patterns.
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Comedian Colbert gets FEC’s OKfor campaign ‘super PAC’
The Federal Election Commission said today that comedian Stephen Colbert can use his TV show’s resources to boost his political action committee, but he must disclose some major expenses as in-kind contributions from the show’s corporate owners.
Colbert played it straight during his appearance before the commission, letting his attorney do most of the talking while saving his trademark quips for a crowd that gathered outside the commission building after the meeting.
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Family gets $3M for botched baby delivery
A jury finds a midwife didn’t follow standard medical care procedures in the delivery of a girl with a rare genetic disorder.