For first-year members, intelligence and budget seats are unusual. In the House, Pingree is tapped for Appropriations.
December 12, 2012
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Maine probate judge, 92, decides to retire
Maine’s longest-serving probate judge has decided it’s time to retire at age 92.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Application offers detail on proposed Harpswell charter school
HARPSWELL — How do we convince children to stay in Maine after they graduate? And how do we convince them to participate in activities that further Maine values? These are two of the core questions Joe Grady said the Harpswell Coastal Academy, a proposed charter school currently under state review, hope to address. Grady, HCA board […]
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Maine Democrats opt against higher salaries for political employees
In the midst of a large budget shortfall, they decide not to spend $50,000 to pay three top officials above entry level.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Rain can't dampen holiday spirit in South Portland
The lights in Mill Creek Park are lit and a horse-drawn wagon takes visitors around the block at Holiday Fest in South Portland on Friday, Dec. 7. Despite rainy weather, the annual event attracted hundreds of people.The promise of hot, buttered popcorn grabs the attention of Sasha Chambers, of South Portland, at Holiday Fest in […]
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Music royalty rocks NYC in Sandy benefit concert
Artists from the Rolling Stones to Kanye West to Bruce Springsteen, above, are gathering at Madison Square Garden tonight for a benefit concert to help Superstorm Sandy’s victims.
Posted inSports
Patriots re-sign Branch to help battered WR corps
They sign him for the second time this season after Donte’ Stallworth joins Julian Edelman on injured reserve.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
New Public Works HQ tops South Portland council's priorities for 2013
SOUTH PORTLAND — Big goals are fine, Brunswick consultant Craig Freshley told city councilors Monday night, but defining them clearly and defining what is needed to achieve them is even better. At the end of a two-hour workshop held at the South Portland Community Center, councilors listed 17 goals for 2013, and elaborated on what […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Fed projects high unemployment for next 3 years
Unemployment will fall no lower than 7.4 percent next year and 6.8 percent by the end of 2014, the Fed projects.
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Spending stalemate could mean reduced Maine heating aid
Maine would be especially hard hit since 68 percent of state homes use oil, the most expensive heating source.