PORTLAND — When you talk to Falmouth’s Linda Baker, two facts soon emerge: She knows her art, and she loves her job as a superstar volunteer docent at the Portland Museum of Art. “Art tells us about history,” Baker said recently. “About what was important at the time it was created.” Baker’s life path, as […]
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4 in Syrian Cabinet defect, including prime minister
Prime Minister Riad Hijab is the highest level government official to defect in the 17-month uprising.
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Inside Gray
Rockin’ A Rock Music Camp for children ages 8-13 will be held Aug. 13-17 from 12:30-3 p.m. (full day/before and after care available) at Fiddlehead Center for Arts and Science in Gray. Pursue your passion and have fun jammin’ with professional musicians. Show off your new musical skills in a concert celebrating a great week […]
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Maine gas price spikes nearly 8 cents per gallon
At $3.69 per gallon, the average cost in Maine is well above the national average.
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Maine woman, 22, learns what it’s like to be elderly
The UMaine student spent a week living in a nursing home where staff treated her as if she was 85.
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Police: Ohio man shoots wife in hospital ICU
The man is expected to be arraigned today in what Akron police say may have been an attempted mercy killing.
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Presidential TV ad spending focused on 9 states
While the rest of the country is virtually ad-free, the Obama and Romney campaigns are going at it in those really competitive states.
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Maine man dies after falling from Jet Ski
The Maine Warden Service says 52-year-old Ross Staples of Orland was operating his jet ski on Toddy Pond on Sunday when he fell off.
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158th Topsham Fair starts Tuesday
TOPSHAM — The 158th annual Topsham Fair is getting ready to kick off. The five-day fair at the Topsham Fairgrounds gets under way Tuesday and runs through Sunday. More than 25,000 people attend the fair each year, drawn by agricultural exhibits, carnival rides, demolition derbies, music, food, harness racing and more. Admission is $10 […]
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Maine man heads to trial in fatal shooting
Luke Bryant, 20, told police he was trying to unjam his shotgun when he accidentally pulled the trigger and shot Tyler Seaney, 19.