Hasbro says it will soon reveal a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven after a grassroots campaign calling on the toy maker to make one that appeals to all kids.
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Maine man sentenced to 30 years in child sex case
A jury convicted Archie Whalen after a three-day trial centering on his interactions with a 13-year-old girl.
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Feds recognize Web health-info exchange in Maine
HealthInfoNet links 27 of Maine’s 39 hospitals and 294 physician practices across the state.
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Geometry a hurdle for Portland hotel proposal
PORTLAND — Developers of a proposed 131-room hotel on the western edge of the Old Port are grappling with how to fit a square peg into a round hole. Or, rather, a parallelogram. In October, real estate company J.B. Brown & Sons announced plans to construct a six-story structure that would include a Courtyard by […]
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White House: Gun violence is complex problem
Spokesman Jay Carney says no single piece of legislation or single action will fully address the problem.
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Co-founder of Maine college dies at 90
The Rev. James Gower, co-founder of the College of the Atlantic, was active in the Roman Catholic peace movement.
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Maine police investigate pedestrian fatality
State police said Aaron Laws was walking with friends on Route 2 when he was hit by a pickup truck.
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Rockland woman charged with bank fraud
Shauna Quinn, 44, allegedly misappropriated $540,000 and faces as much as 30 years in prison if convicted.
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Postal Service proposed cuts seen as threat to Chebeague, other Maine islands
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — A plan to reduce post office hours early next year is generating opposition from some residents, and from Maine’s two U.S. representatives. Chebeague is one of several Maine island communities where the U.S. Postal Service, in an effort to reduce costs, has proposed cutting post office hours from eight hours a day […]
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A day of Newtown shockwaves across US
A roundup of Newtown-related news: Colo. background check requests break records / Threats put several W.Va. schools on lockdown / Va. Sen. Warner says Newtown massacre has altered his gun stance . . . and more.