“The fact is Benghazi was awash in dangerous weapons and extremists and yet the State Department either ignored or responded incompletely,” she says.
2012
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York County deputies investigate armed robbery
A man entered the store at 8:30 p.m. and threatened the clerk with what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun and left with cash.
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Yarmouth woman's body recovered from Rangeley Lake
YARMOUTH — Game wardens on Monday recovered the body of a 45-year-old Yarmouth woman who drove a snowmobile into open water on partially ice-covered Rangeley Lake Sunday evening. Dawn Newell was riding a snowmobile on the lake at about 7 p.m. Sunday, when the ice gave way and she went under, according to the Maine […]
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'Frugal' local budgets dictate employee salaries
PORTLAND — Elected officials and public employees in greater Portland didn’t get rich on their wages during 2012, but some individuals came closer than others. The information was compiled by The Forecaster, which obtained the names and annual compensation of the highest-paid officials or employees in 14 cities and towns. The newspaper asked each community […]
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Biddeford principal: Generation ‘devastated by gun violence’
Friends will hold a vigil tonight for Derrick Thompson and Alivia Welch, who were shot to death Saturday.
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Local protagonists: No simple cure for gun violence
YARMOUTH — A man carrying a loaded assault rifle through downtown Portland on Christmas Eve prompted dozens of calls to police and was quickly condemned by virtually every group involved in gun and public safety issues, including gun advocates. Jeff Weinstein, a Yarmouth resident and president of the Maine Gun Owners Association, said the man’s […]
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Lifelong Chebeague Island resident turns 102
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — The numbers 1 and 2 have had some significance lately for Raymond Hamilton: he turned 102 on the 12th day of the 12th month of the 12th year of the 21st century. Hamilton, who was 6 when the U.S. entered World War I, has lived in the same South Road home for […]
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Southern Maine school districts prepare for subsidy loss
PORTLAND — The freeze is here, and not just because of the weather. With more than 200 school districts in Maine facing the loss of a cumulative $12.58 million in general purpose aid from the state Department of Education, school officials are reviewing purchase orders and combing budgets for possible savings. Portland schools stand to […]
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Maine deer kill up 11 percent from 2011
Biologist Lee Kantar says last winter’s mild weather resulted in a bumper yearling crop for hunters.
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Democratic officials: Fiscal ‘cliff’ deal reached
The measure would extend Bush-era tax cuts for family incomes below $450,000, and spending cuts would be delayed two months while Republicans and Democrats try to reach an agreement.