With the town’s blessing, a Maine promoter is now looking to book summer acts at Scarborough Downs.
2012
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Brown’s bid for re-election now has $15 million
He touts the fact most of his funds come from Massachusetts donors.
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Governor signs law allowing pension forfeiture after crimes
The so-called ‘Violette Bill’ advanced after a public official convicted of theft got to keep his pension.
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Massachusetts man pleads not guilty in 20 fires in Berkshires
Stuart Zebrowski of Chicopee is being held for a dangerousness hearing.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, April 7, 2012UMS payroll excesses have added up
Thank you for exposing the University of Maine System’s practice of awarding pay raises while systematically shortchanging the core academic mission: providing excellent higher education for Maine’s citizens (“UMaine System raises total $7 million,” April 3). This news should give pause to all who care about higher education in our state and the future well-being […]
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Another View: Portland’s mayor would be more successful with more power
Stronger executive authority would give Michael Brennan the tools he should have.
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Massachusetts forests suck up greenhouse gas
But a study finds that tree cutting threatens to decrease the carbon dioxide being absorbed.
Posted inOpinion
Charles Krauthammer: Constitutional questions about health law take Democrats by surprise
“I’m confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress.” — President Obama, on the constitutional challenge to his health care law, April 2 “Unprecedented”? Judicial review has been the centerpiece of the […]
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China partners with Dartmouth to tackle emerging health care system
A delegation of Chinese officials kicked off the project this week.
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Faculty chair: USM petition will force vote on president
A no-confidence vote in President Selma Botman’s administration could take place by the end of this month.