Lucretia Bagley, principal of Skillin Elementary School in South Portland, dances on the roof of the school on Friday in a hippopotamus ballerina costume. Bagley promised to perform on the last day of school if students read for more than 200,000 minutes over the course of the year. The students easily exceeded the goal, reading […]
2011
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Judge orders review of medical marijuana licensing decisions
An appeal seeks to restart the process for applying to operate a dispensary.
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Earlier start proposed for state redistricting
Plans for redrawing the congressional district line respond to a federal ruling.
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Bruins’ faith in Thomas paid off
With much of the team set to return, Boston has hopes of repeating today’s victory parade.
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State awaits relief from No Child Left Behind
With stiff school sanctions looming, Maine looks for a waiver if Congress doesn’t rewrite the law by fall.
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Briefcase
State’s unemployment rate edges up to 7.7% in May The Maine Labor Department says the state’s unemployment rate was 7.7 percent in May, up slightly from 7.6 percent in April. But the preliminary figures released Friday show the rate dropped from 8 percent a year ago. The number of unemployed people in Maine totaled 53,800 […]
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AARP hit on Social Security
AARP’s policy chief was quoted as saying the agency was dropping its opposition to cutting benefits.
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Turkish flotilla backer pulls out
The chief organizer of the aid mission will not challenge Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip this time.
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New expansion of Internet addresses could transform naming of websites
If the plan is approved Monday, a greater variety of suffixes will offer marketing opportunities.
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High School MVP Profiles
SCOTT HEATH Baseball When healthy, Heath, of Westbrook, was arguably the best high school pitcher in the state. He had a 5-0 record and hadn’t given up a run in 32 innings when he hurt his arm pitching in the regular-season finale against Cheverus. Heath came out of the game and was done pitching for […]