The man has been jailed on terrorizing charges for allegedly threatening to shoot the governor “between the eyes.”
March 2012
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Panel back to square one with Vermont Yankee
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The state Public Service Board has determined it must start from scratch in reviewing the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant’s application for a state permit to operate for another 20 years. The result will be a do-over on a process that stalled in 2010 when lawmakers stepped in and blocked the board from […]
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People & EntertainmentJerry Lee Lewis marries No. 7
JACKSON, Miss. — Rock ‘n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis has married for a seventh time in Mississippi, and the new bride is his cousin’s ex-wife. Judith Ann Coghlan Lewis, 62, worked several years as Lewis’ caretaker at his home in Nesbit, Miss., just south of Memphis – a job she said she was sent […]
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Huffington Post doesn’t have to pay its bloggers
NEW YORK — The Huffington Post doesn’t have to pay bloggers for providing content for its website in part because they knew from the start they wouldn’t be paid and could have taken their work elsewhere, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl dismissed a lawsuit that bloggers filed last year. The […]
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Woman could face jail time for baptizing two children
NASHVILLE,Tenn. — A Shelby County mother faces contempt-of-court charges and possible jail time for baptizing her two children without the knowledge or consent of her ex-husband. The Tennessee Court of Appeals said Lauren Jarrell must face a criminal contempt hearing for violating a court order that said decisions regarding the religious upbringing of her two […]
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Reflections: Gardening reminds us of our own growth
I took down the vegetable stand last fall. It was old, weak, falling in on itself. My father put it up many years ago, shingling it with care. He loved to garden. He was from Aroostook County and always planted three varieties of potatoes. When they were little, my two sons loved to spend a […]
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Religion Dispatches, March 31, 2012
Editor’s Note: Please contact individual places of worship for information about Holy Week and Easter services. Today Rummage and yard sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 179 Ridgeland Ave., South Portland Chime Workshops: “Sufism and Movement,” with Rupa Cousins, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and “Judaism,” with the Rev. […]
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3 winners, over 100 million Mega Millions losers
The three winners of $640 million stayed out of sight. But the losers, who could number 100 million, had plenty to say Saturday about losing out on the world’s largest-ever lottery jackpot
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President Obama rallies supporters, raises money in South Portland, Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — President Barack Obama sought to reignite the feverish support he enjoyed during his first campaign for president in a March 30 speech to supporters at Southern Maine Community College. “If you’re willing to keep pushing with me, keep fighting with me, keep reaching for that vision we believe in,” Obama said, “then […]
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Obama's visit 'a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' for fans, foes in Portland, South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Mark Wahl and his friends were all smiles as they lounged on the front steps of Spring Point Hall at Southern Maine Community College, watching as the line of people waiting to see President Obama snaked far out of view. “I wasn’t expecting anything like this,” said Wahl, a second-year student who lives […]