WASHINGTON – The House on Wednesday voted to freeze the wages of federal workers for a third straight year and put members of Congress on record as opposing a boost in their $174,000 annual salaries. Republican supporters said their measure, which would freeze federal worker wages through 2013, would save taxpayers $26 billion. It would […]
February 2012
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Egyptian soccer riot kills more than 70
CAIRO – At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday after an upset victory by the home team over Egypt’s top club, setting off clashes and a stampede as riot police largely failed to intervene. It was a bloody reminder […]
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Feature obituary: Stanley Goff, 69, longtime firefighter and training instructor
EAST WATERBORO – Stanley Goff, a dedicated firefighter, who served 26 years with the Westbrook Fire Department and taught at the Maine Fire Service Institute, died suddenly Tuesday. He was 69. A firefighter with the department since the early 1970s, Mr. Goff rose through the ranks and became captain of Westbrook’s Engine 1 Call Company. […]
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Pfizer recalls birth control drug because of pill mix-up
The recall involves about a million packets, but only about 30 packets are estimated to be flawed.
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Track Notebook: Teams, individuals face stiff league meet tests
The upcoming league championships should turn into a close battle among boys’ teams in Class A. In the Southern Maine Activities Association, Gorham has a strong junior corps as well as talented seniors, but if Scarborough’s half-miler Nick Morris is back from an illiotibial band injury, he’ll give the Red Storm a big lift. Scarborough […]
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Rule change would ease limits on cod – for now
The emergency step would let federal regulators adopt less severe restrictions for 2012, but deeper cuts still loom.
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Snowe’s tea party rival raised $473,465 in 2011
Scott D’Amboise had spent all but $134,369 as of Dec. 31. Meanwhile, the Maine senator had $3.4 million.
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Hockey Notebook: Greely’s getting the benefits of a tough schedule
A competitive schedule could help the Greely boys in their drive to play for another Class B state championship. Last Saturday night, the Rangers, the top-ranked team in Western Class B, cruised to an 8-1 win against Leavitt after suffering their first three losses of the season. Greely, which won a state title in 2009, […]
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People & EntertainmentGroundhogs bite and don’t predict well
NEW YORK – They’ve bitten their handlers, refused to budge from their beds and lost their shadow-casting jobs to potbellied pigs. And it turns out, not all groundhogs are really that good at predicting the weather. Not even Bill Murray as a movie weatherman escaped a couple of nips from the furry rodents on the […]
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’70s: Totally groovy
In the ’70s, pet rocks and mood rings were all the rage.