Schools would get help cutting expenses, but ones that didn’t do so would be penalized.
February 2012
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Occupiers should consider their exit
How the demonstrators leave Lincoln Park will leave a lasting impression of the movement.
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Posted inNation & World
Syrian mortar attack kills 200 people
BEIRUT – In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said today. The assault in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition during the uprising, comes as […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Feb. 4, 2012How to prevent ‘wrong-way’ crashes
I believe the only real solution to “wrong-way” accidents is the use of so-called Jersey barriers. We might all agree they are ugly, but if we truly want to stop these deadly mishaps, they’re the way to go. One bad Interstate 95 (Maine Turnpike) exit is at the Auburn location where a lady died a […]
Posted inNews
Renewed search for Ayla yields few new clues
As the weather clears, divers revisit areas that were previously investigated. Meanwhile, police plead for tips from the public.
Posted inNews
Photos: Old Orchard Beach blaze
Three firefighters suffered injuries Friday as they battled an Old Orchard Beach blaze that left a single-family home destroyed. The house at 40 Seaview Ave. was in flames when firefighters arrived just before 2 p.m., said Chip Howarth, the town’s acting fire chief. The owner was home at the time, but escaped injury, Howarth said. […]
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Dispatches
Rabies cases on the rise in Maine / Watch a black bear raise her cubs on webcam / ATF to help investigative local burglaries … and more news from around the state.
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New Lyme disease map details high risk areas
Ninety percent of the 30,000 confirmed cases of the disease in 2010 were in 12 states, including Maine.
Posted inBusiness, News
Local Blockbuster stores hang closing signs
Locations in South Portland, Westbrook and Lewiston apparently will soon shutter, as Netflix and other Internet-based movie-streaming services have taken a toll on video-rental stores like Blockbuster.
Posted inNation & World
Beachgoers who play in the sand risk getting sick
A new study led by the EPA also indicates that those who are buried in the sand are more at risk.