AUGUSTA – The head of the Maine National Guard announced Wednesday that he is stepping down after eight years on the job. Maj. Gen. John “Bill” Libby, 68, submitted his resignation effective March 16, said Gov. Paul LePage’s office. Libby is adjutant general of the Maine National Guard and commissioner of the state Department of […]
February 2012
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LePage bills aim to stop family abuse
Himself the victim of domestic violence, the governor offers proposals that attack the issue on several fronts.
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People & EntertainmentJudge: Lohan ‘in homestretch’
LOS ANGELES — Actress Lindsay Lohan will have to complete 14 more days of community service and five more therapy sessions to be finished with her formal probation on shoplifting and drunken-driving convictions, a judge said Wednesday. If she complies, her long-running legal troubles should be over by March 29. “Miss Lohan, you’re in the […]
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Blues legend John Mayall at Jonathan’s; real SEALs in ‘Act of Valor’; the story of Strongpaw Productions; a swinging tribute to Benny Goodman; celebrating the humor of Monty Python; ‘TV Show Episode 4’.
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International rhino horn smuggling ring cracked
LOS ANGELES — Federal wildlife investigators in California and other states have cracked an international smuggling ring that trafficked for years in sawed-off rhinoceros horns, which fetch stratospheric prices in Vietnam and China for their supposed cancer-curing powers. More than 150 federal agents and other local enforcement officers raided homes, businesses and made several arrests […]
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Giant lobster caught off Maine’s coast
The 27-pound 40-inch lobster will be released back into the ocean, according to the Maine State Aquarium.
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Virginia anti-abortion bill dropped
The proposal, which would have required an invasive ultrasound test, provoked outrage and national ridicule.
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Press Herald wins national sports awards
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram was honored with a top-10 selection for its Sunday sports section by the Associated Press Sports Editors in its annual contest. Staff writer Glenn Jordan also was recognized. He received a top-10 honor in the breaking news category for his story on Joan Benoit Samuelson at the Boston Marathon. […]
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Major League Notebook: No sightings of Varitek in Red Sox camp
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Kelly Shoppach’s preparation for his first season as a Boston Red Sox catcher includes more than just getting to know the pitching staff. He practically has to learn a different language. He has to learn to speak Varitek. For 15 years, Jason Varitek was the voice in the Boston pitching staff’s […]
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Skiing roundup: Yarmouth in position for two titles in Class B
RUMFORD — From the Western Mountains to Aroostook County, the Maine high school skiing state championships reached their midpoint with all three classes competing Wednesday. Fryeburg Academy junior Silas Eastman and Leavitt junior Maddie Wiegman won Nordic classical races at balmy Black Mountain as the Class A meet got under way. Freestyle and giant slalom […]