The budget makes major changes to the state pension system, cuts taxes and limits welfare eligibility.
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New state economist named in Maine
Amanda Rector, 29, has worked in the State Planning Office since 2007 and was with the Department of Labor before that.
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Medical marijuana reform bill close to passage
A bill that would ease access to medical marijuana in Maine is one step closer to passage after the Maine Senate offered its approval today.
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Scarborough tennis teams fall at states
The inspired run of the Scarborough tennis teams finally came to an end Saturday at Colby College in Waterville. In the Class A state final, both Red Storm squads met their match at the hands of perennial champion Lewiston. The boys’ team, coming off the first regional crown in program history, did manage to win […]
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Rape suspect captured in Boothbay woods
Kenneth Dobson, 35, is charged with gross sexual assault in a case allegedly involving two teenage girls.
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Juliana L’Heureux: Calls for family reunions at World Acadian Congress
Organizing family reunions are among the preparations underway for L’Acadie du Monde 2014, the fifth International World Acadian Congress. Family reunions are planned in Maine’s St. John Valley, Southeast Quebec and Northwest New Brunswick. The two and a half week cultural program is scheduled for August 2014, with the international theme of is L’Acadie Du […]
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Porn actress: Weiner asked me to lie about talks
Ginger Lee says she and the New York congressman exchanged about 100 emails between March and June.
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After church fire, no space for punk music in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The Unitarian Universalist Church on Pleasant Street was a center of community for many people, but it also hosted a vibrant, literally underground music scene. For the past few years, the church basement was an outpost of the Portland-area punk music scene, as well as for out-of-state bands touring the area. But since […]
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Boston braces for possible Stanley Cup win
Hundreds of extra police officers will be patrolling the sports-bar-lined streets around TD Garden and Fenway Park.
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Gorham turf project sunk
GORHAM – Despite being trounced at the polls Tuesday, supporters of a $3 million Gorham plan that would have built a stadium with artificial turf for high school varsity teams still believe the project is worth revisiting. According to official results released by the town clerk’s office, 1,272 voters opposed the stadium referendum while 309 […]