House Speaker John Boehner is planning a House vote on the proposal on Thursday, hoping it will raise pressure on President Obama to make concessions.
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Ethics panel fines pro-gay-marriage group
L PAC donated $40,000 to Mainers United for Marriage, the lead group in support of the ballot question.
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Harpswell awards contract to design EMS garage
HARPSWELL — The town is a step closer to building a two-bay garage that will house its emergency “interceptor” vehicle. The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Dec. 13 for a $11,400 design contract with Normand Associates Architects. Town Administrator Krista Eiane said the design costs will come out of a $74,000 allocation approved at the […]
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Robert Bork, famed Supreme Court nominee, has died
Bork, whose role in Watergate and whose failed 1980s nomination to the Supreme Court made him a right-wing hero, was 85.
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State buys easement in eastern Maine
The easement in the Grand Lake Stream region guarantees public access on lands popular for hunting, fishing and snowmobiling.
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Downeaster noise a downer for Freeport residents; 'quiet zones' vex councilors
FREEPORT — As trains blew their horns in the background, nearly two dozen residents urged the Town Council to institute quiet zones at rail crossings in town to silence the Amtrak Downeaster train horns they said are disrupting their lives. In a discussion that pushed past 10 p.m. Tuesday, councilors remained hesitant about the costs […]
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U.S. housing starts slowed by Superstorm Sandy
The Commerce Department says that builders began construction of homes at a rate that was 3 percent less than October’s annual rate of 888,000, the fastest since July 2008.
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President Obama is Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
The short list for the honor included Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who was shot in the head for advocating for girls’ education, as well as Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Italian physicist Fabiola Giannati.
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Bath-area school board OKs new cost-sharing plan
BATH — The Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors unanimously approved a new cost-sharing formula Monday that could go into effect next year. The change must be approved by a district-wide referendum, Superintendent Patrick Manuel said, and a date for that vote has yet to be set. A committee tasked with reviewing RSU 1’s cost-sharing […]
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Despite some complaints, Downeaster meets Freeport, Brunswick expectations
FREEPORT — Although ridership on Amtrak’s new Downeaster service has been unexpectedly higher in Brunswick than in Freeport, business owners in both communities generally say the new service is meeting their expectations. “We love it,” said Chris Cummings, manager of Mexicali Blues on Bow Street. “It’s a great option for people who live in the […]