Tom Sexton divides his time between Alaska and Maine, spending half of every year in Eastport. His poem describes the movement of a porcupine through the twists, turns and surprises of a single sentence. Sexton writes, “I hope my short lines move as slowly as the porcupine does.” PORCUPINE BY TOM SEXTON Its movement onthe […]
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Student Notes
Chris Lafrenaye of Topsham received a bachelor of science degree in marine transportation operations from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine on Dec. 11, 2011. Lafrenaye is a graduate of Coventry High School in Coventry, R.I. Katherine Strout of Topsham received a bachelor of science degree in marine transportation operations from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine […]
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Mid Coast Hospital planning 4-week diabetes series
BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Hospital’s diabetes education program will offer a fourweek series of classes called “ Living With Diabetes” on Mondays beginning April 23. Sessions will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays at Mid Coast Hospital. “The program is designed to help individuals with diabetes learn skills to successfully manage their health,” […]
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D’Amboise sharpens attack in 6-way GOP primary
PORTLAND — A crowded GOP field splits the vote, helping a tea-party backed conservative win the primary. Then an independent candidate creates a three-way race in which the Republican emerges with a victory in November. That was path Paul LePage followed to the Blaine House in 2010. And a similar path is unfolding in the U.S. […]
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Victim: Lamoine shooting was over truck paint job
LAMOINE (AP) — One of the four people shot outside a home in Lamoine earlier this month says the shootings stemmed from a dispute over payment for a truck paint job and had nothing to do with drugs. Joshua McKinney of Ellsworth tells the Bangor Daily News that his arrest last week for drug possession […]
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Fire destroys 5 buildings in downtown Fort Kent
FORT KENT (AP) — Fire tore through downtown Fort Kent early Sunday, destroying fives buildings and forcing 10 people out of their homes, authorities said. No one was injured. The fire broke out in one of three buildings that made up a furniture store, then spread to the other two, along with two adjacent buildings […]
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Brewer kids accused of taking laptop
BREWER (AP) — Police say they are unlikely to charge a couple of kids who apparently walked off with a laptop computer after walking in an open door at Brewer Middle School. Police say the 10- and 7- year-old boys went into the school on Saturday afternoon, explored for a while, and walked out with […]
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Maine AG to see health care argument
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s attorney general will join his colleagues from around the country who will witness arguments before the U. S. Supreme Court on the national health care overhaul this week. The court will hear three days of arguments on different parts of the Affordable Care Act starting today. Because of limited space in […]
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Sendoff ceremony set for 4 Maine soldiers
AUGUSTA (AP) — A sendoff ceremony for soldiers being deployed to Afghanistan is set for this week. The Maine National Guard says the ceremony will honor four soldiers and their families who will deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. They serve with the 1968th Contingency Contracting Team, which contracts for supplies, services and construction […]