The Androscoggin County Republican Party on Monday overwhelmingly approved a resolution asking Governor Paul LePage to call the Maine Legislature to special session and consider legislation nullifying the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a press release from the Maine chapter of the Tenth Amendment Center. Durham Town Republican Secretary Jason Greene introduced […]
2012
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough students to boycott parking lot
SCARBOROUGH – A drive by Scarborough High School students to overturn a school board decision at the ballot box may fizzle out before it’s begun. Following a 6-1 decision by the school board Aug. 15 to charge students a $50 annual fee for the privilege of parking in the high school’s 687-space lot, Jack Sullivan, […]
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Maine summer camp owners charged after drinking party
Police say the owners of Camp Waziyatah in Waterford were on the premises while about 15 underage counselors were drinking.
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Westbrook moose tranquilized, moved
WESTBROOK – Members of the Westbrook police and Maine Warden Service located the moose that caused a big stir in the area of the Westbrook Arterial and Rand Road near the turnpike during the commute Wednesday morning. The moose was tranquilized so it could be safely moved. A Westbrook dispatcher said police were trying to […]
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Poll shows White House race still tight
Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate has not altered the race against President Barack Obama.
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Rights panel says Waterville officer faced discrimination
Jeffrey C. Bearce worked full time for the department for almost 23 years until his termination Feb. 18, 2011.
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American Legion baseball: Libby-Mitchell announces awards
The Libby-Mitchell American Legion Post 76 baseball organization in Scarborough has announced the winners of its annual player awards. Robert D. Philbrick Most Dedicated Player Seth Dobieski of Cape Elizabeth and Ryan Mancini of Scarborough Head Coach Glenn Reeves cited Dobieski’s great commitment to the team this summer, his willingness to share playing time with […]
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American Legion baseball: Libby-Mitchell announces awards
The Libby-Mitchell American Legion Post 76 baseball organization in Scarborough has announced the winners of its annual player awards. Robert D. Philbrick Most Dedicated Player Seth Dobieski of Cape Elizabeth and Ryan Mancini of Scarborough Head Coach Glenn Reeves cited Dobieski’s great commitment to the team this summer, his willingness to share playing time with […]
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First lady announcing new hiring push for vets
“These companies know that if you can prepare a helicopter engine in Mayport, if you can coordinate thousands of pounds of supplies and deliver them to villages across Afghanistan, then clearly you have what it takes for a manufacturing or a logistics job right here in the U.S,” she says.
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Roads impacted by OOB triathlon
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The Revolution3 Triathlon is taking place on Sunday, Aug. 26, in downtown Old Orchard Beach. More than 1,200 triathletes are entered, including 40 professionals who will race in the Olympic REV. The Professional Olympic REV begins at 7:05 a.m. on Sunday. There’s also a free race expo open on Friday (3-7 […]