The annual La Kermesse Festival is back this weekend for its 29th year, and organizers say they want to restore its popularity. In recent years, the festival has struggled in the wake of an embezzlement and the loss of its traditional venue at Biddeford’s St. Louis Field. “My hope is to rebuild our credibility. We […]
2011
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District redrawing deadlines set
And if state officials don’t meet those deadlines, federal judges will reset congressional boundaries.
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Westbrook High principal accepts superintendent job
WESTBROOK – Westbrook High School Principal Marc Gousse has accepted an offer to become superintendent of the city’s school district, pending the negotiation of a contract. The School Committee made the offer Wednesday after an interview with Gousse, who has been interim superintendent since March. It was the only interview the committee conducted for the […]
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Portland police want dogs to sniff for drugs in school lockers, cars
They’ve been useful in other districts in Maine, but civil liberties groups object.
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Farmington woman was stabbed in head, torso
Police seek help finding Grace Burton’s killer, who they say likely has cuts on his hands and fingers.
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World Dispatches, June 23, 2011
TRIPOLI, Libya Italy expresses concern about airstrikes, killing of civilians Possible cracks emerged in NATO’s Libya air campaign Wednesday as Italy expressed concern about the accidental killing of civilians and called for a suspension in hostilities to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid. However, Britain insisted the alliance was “holding strong.” Skepticism over the military […]
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Syria scorns EU threat, seems to bend
Skeptical protesters reject the foreign minister’s allusion to ‘democracy over the horizon.’
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Maine Open: Surprisingly, a playoff
Michael Carbone wins the title after a double bogey by Shawn Warren on 18 results in a playoff.
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Maine’s senators remain cautious; representatives say they want more
The state’s congressional delegation welcomes the plan to bring troops home, but expresses misgivings.
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District works to shape fair new contract
Teachers in the three towns that make up RSU 5 don’t earn equal salaries, slowing contract talks.