MILWAUKEE — Paul Pierce scored 25 points to help the Boston Celtics snap the Milwaukee Bucks’ six-game winning streak, 100-91 on Thursday night. Kevin Garnett had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Mickael Pietrus scored 13 points for the Celtics, who were playing their seventh game on an eight-game road trip. With Thursday’s win, the […]
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Proposal would let municipalities opt out of aiding the poor
The LePage administration says the plan would give cities and towns that want to provide General Assistance more speding flexibility.
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Old Orchard Beach house fire caused by faulty wiring
The tenant of the home escapes with his dog, but won’t be able to live in the home for a while.
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Bill Nemitz: Witch hunt at MSHA worked
The posting atop the Maine Republican Party’s Facebook page said it all – at least until they deleted it . . .
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Former Maine Supreme Court Justice Samuel Collins Jr. dies
The justice, an uncle of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, served on the court from 1988-94, and also served five terms in the state Senate.
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Houston, on drugs, drowned, coroner says
Chronic cocaine use and heart disease also contributed to the singer’s death, coroner’s officials said.
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U.S. unemployment applications hit 4-year low
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment fell to a four-year low last week, as hiring has picked up across the country.
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After controversial shooting, Fla. police chief temporarily steps down
The police chief who has been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager temporarily stepped down Thursday, saying he had become a distraction to the investigation.
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Windham-Raymond enrollment forces $1.2M budget hike
WINDHAM – Citing higher enrollment at Windham High School, Sandy Prince, superintendent of Regional School Unit 14, has presented a budget proposal 3.1 percent higher than this year’s spending plan. The $1.18 million hike would bring Windham-Raymond’s school budget to $39.15 million. Prince unveiled the budget at the March 14 School Board meeting. Using enrollment […]
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Thousands expected at rally for slain Fla. teen
Meanwhile, the parents of a black teen fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain were meeting today with U.S. Justice Department officials.