The second day of public hearings on Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to cut $221 million from the Department of Health and Human Services has begun, with 73 people signed up as of 9:10 a.m.
2011
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Rally for the rink: Skaters hope the music doesn't stop at Topsham's Roller World
TOPSHAM — With the sale of Howard Sports and its Roller World rink imminent, local roller-skating enthusiasts are afraid the rink they’ve come to love is in its final days. Seacoast United soccer club plans to close on the purchase of the 20 Atwood Road sports center next week. Paul Willis, the nonprofit club’s director […]
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Golden Globes: ‘The Artist’ leads with 6 noms
The silent-era tale “The Artist” led the Golden Globes, but it will compete against “Moneyball,” “Hugo,” “The Ides of March” and “War Horse” for Best Drama.
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Parents question behavioral system at Brunswick school
BRUNSWICK — Lisa Botshon’s son, a second-grader at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, came home from school earlier this fall singing a chant he had learned about the proper way to walk through the halls. While it may have just been a catchy tune to her son, Botshon considered it a disturbing form of “mind […]
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South Portland council may loosen buying, bid regulations
SOUTH PORTLAND – An ad hoc committee of South Portland officials convened to look at updating the city’s procurement ordinance is calling on new exemptions to the public bid process and increased limits in spending without city approval. However, it stymied on finding a way to open bids to a negotiation process, helping to ensure […]
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With little fanfare, U.S. ends Iraq War
After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, President Obama has ended the war in Iraq.
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Houlton man facing child-porn charges
Houlton Police Chief Butch Asselin says David Russell was arrested Wednesday following an investigation that began Nov. 25 by the Wheaton, Ill. Police Department.