AUGUSTA (AP) — Legislation intended to encourage people to visit working farms, or agritourism, has been signed into law by Gov. Paul LePage. The bill signed Monday limits liability for damages during agritourism activities, provided participants have been notified about the risks of those activities. LePage says the new law will bring new customers to […]
2012
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House votes to end providers’ union rights
AUGUSTA ( AP) — The Maine House has voted to support a bill that eliminates collective bargaining rights for private child-care providers who receive state subsidies. The vote Monday was 76-66. The Portland Press Herald reports that the bill passed in the Senate last week. After another round of voting, it will go to Gov. […]
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CALENDAR
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 19 years, but I cannot stay faithful to my wife. I’ve had a few affairs, visit “massage parlors” on a regular basis and feel my wife deserves better. I want to walk away from our marriage. We have kids who will be affected, and it will hurt us […]
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Popular painter Thomas Kinkade dies in Calif.
SAN FRANCISCO — Artist Thomas Kinkade once said that he had something in common with Walt Disney and Norman Rockwell: He wanted to make people happy. And he won success with brushwork paintings that focused on idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches — highly popular works that became big sellers for dealers across the United States. The […]
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Robert M. Crossman
TOPSHAM — Robert M. Crossman, 80 of Topsham, died April 5, 2012 at Midcoast Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Lewiston March 5, 1932. The son of William J. Crossman and Marion V. Crossman. He attended Auburn schools and graduated Edward Little class of 1951. Robert was a Korean war veteran. He […]
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Millie Mae McPhail
TOPSHAM — Millie Mae McPhail 87 passed away at Parkview Hospital in Brunswick on Friday, April 6th after complications from hip surgery. Born in Eastport, April 28, 1924. She was the daughter of Beatrice Hibbard and Dominic Dicenzo. She attended local schools. On January 24, 1942 she married Lewis I. McPhail who served with the […]