BrunswickBICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN COMMITTEE, Thursday, 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 28 Federal St.HarpswellBOARD OF SELECTMEN,Thursday, 6 p.m., town office.
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MAINE BRIEFS
Large searches end for missing toddler WATERVILLE (AP) — After a nearly two-week search for a 20-month-old girl who disappeared from her home, Maine wardens on Wednesday wrapped up work that involved combing woods, fields, private properties and waterways from the ground and air, Waterville police said. Police chief Joseph Massey said searches of many […]
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Odd notes, mad-dash trips mark Iowa closing sprint
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s GOP presidential contest remains deeply unsettled, if not downright strange, five days before the Jan. 3 caucus. Rep. Ron Paul, drawing big crowds, got a surprise endorsement Wednesday night from Rep. Michele Bachmann’s now-former state chairman. Former Sen. Rick Santorum, who has languished for months, suddenly seems to have […]
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CALENDAR
Thu/29 BLOOD DRIVE AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. PERFORMANCES COMEDIAN BOB MARLEY, 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland; $48; www.PortTix.com or 842-0800. OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight, Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon; hosted by Charlie Wing and the band Tripolar; [email protected]. Fri/30 PERFORMANCES COMEDIAN […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 19- year-old woman, hardworking and married to my best friend. Life is amazing! So what’s my problem? I burn out of jobs quickly. I’ll start a job and absolutely love it, but within six months the things that I once loved about the job start to drive me crazy. Within a […]
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North Korea calls Kim Jong Un ‘supreme leader’
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s power brokers publicly declared Kim Jong Un the supreme leader for the first time at today’s massive public memorial for his father Kim Jong Il, cementing the family’s hold on power for another generation. The son, dubbed North Korea’s Great Successor, stood with his head bowed and somber […]
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Syrian forces open fire on protesters
BEIRUT ( AP) — Syrian security forces opened fire today on tens of thousands of people protesting outside a mosque in a Damascus suburb, close to a municipal building that members of the Arab League monitoring mission were visiting. Activists said at least four people were killed in the shooting. The ongoing violence, and new […]
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Citations issued in Maine
TREMONT (AP) — Federal officials have cited a Maine quarry owner and a blasting company for safety violations stemming from an errant blast that sent debris flying and pelted nearby homes with rocks. The Mine Safety and Health Administration tells the Bangor Daily News it has issued citations to quarry owner John Goodwin Jr. and […]
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BRIEFS
Two emergency landings occur in Vt. SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. ( AP) — A Vermont airport responded to two emergency landings in one day Wednesday. A Delta flight carrying 33 passengers and three crew members from Detroit to Quebec landed safely Wednesday around 4 p. m. No injuries were reported. Joe Williams, a spokesman for regional […]