It was 100 years ago this month when first lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, planted two Yoshino cherry trees on the bank of Washington’s Tidal Basin.
2012
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'We're working in the 1950s': Public Works complex doesn't work for South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Replacing the Public Works Department facility on O’Neil Street will be an expensive endeavor. At an estimated $10 million, it’s by far the most expensive item on next year’s capital improvement budget. But there’s a laundry list of reasons the project tops the list of priorities for City Manager Jim Gailey: Old technology […]
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Key gauge of U.S. economy up 5th month in a row
The Conference Board says its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.7 percent in February to its highest point since June 2008.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Foes start radio campaign against Rush Limbaugh
The liberal Media Matters for America is using a past campaign against Glenn Beck as a template.
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Scarborough Police Beat: March 22
Arrests 3/15 at 2:23 p.m. Mark A. Luxton, 18, of Longmeadow Drive, Gorham, was arrested on County Road by Officer Brian Nappi on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license and on a warrant. 3/15 at 8:18 p.m. William R. Keaton, 53, of Puffin Street, Old Orchard beach, was arrested on Pine Point Road […]
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Trial begins for Blaine House protester
AUGUSTA — Diane H. Messer, one of nine people accused of failing to leave the Blaine House grounds in November, is on trial today in Kennebec County Superior Court on a charge of criminal trespass.
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Bagel guru Murray Lender dies at age 81
Murray Lender helped turn his father’s small Connecticut bakery into a national company that introduced bagels to many Americans for the first time.
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US intel: Water a cause for war in coming decades
Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, a U.S. report said Thursday.
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Questions raised about proposal to end Scarborough pesticide ban
SCARBOROUGH — After some behind-the-scenes maneuvering leading up to Wednesday’s Town Council meeting, one thing is clear: a ban on applying synthetic pesticides to town property is anything but settled. Supporters of the ban, and their lawyer, claimed there was wrongdoing in the way a proposal to repeal the policy was brought before the council. […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Q&A with Bridgton author Alice Anderson – 'It's like I've got a smoking pen'
BRIDGTON – While it’s rare that an author would describe herself as an entrepreneur, Alice Anderson is a committed one, through and through. The Columbia School of Business graduate began her own magazine profiling women business leaders in Maine. Wanting to remain in the business world while pursuing her preferred vocation of writing, she started […]