The Kids Count Data Book released today says 15,752 Maine children under 5 years old, or 23.5 percent, were living in poverty in 2010.
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Rights advocate from Botswana to speak at USM
Unity Dow’s talk next week is the inaugural event for the Justice for Women Lecture at the University of Maine School of Law.
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Portland debates late-night entertainment guidelines
PORTLAND — The City Council granted a Congress Street music venue a license for late-night entertainment Monday, but the night club’s request has sparked a review of city policy expected to play out in council and committee meetings for several weeks. Port City Music Hall applied for a license for after-hours entertainment with dancing in […]
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Rolling in the dough: Wholesale bagel bakery coming to Portland with crowd-sourced support
Wholesale bagel bakery coming to Portland with crowd-sourced support PORTLAND — On the 18th day, the Kickstarter crowd spoke, and the word was “bagels.” Paul Farrell, a burly boat-builder turned labor organizer turned bagel baker and the driving force behind the upstart Union Bagel Co., couldn’t be happier. With 12 days to spare, supporters contributed […]
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Gunman may have filmed killings at French school
A “monster” is on the loose in France, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said, vowing to track him down.
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Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords
In their efforts to vet applicants, some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person’s social networking profiles and instead asking to log in as the user to have a look around.
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UPDATE: 1 person in critical condition after crash that closed Route 1 in Bath
BATH — One person remained hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday in the aftermath of a two-car collision on Route 1 that injured four people Monday night. A portion of the highway was closed for several hours. Both vehicles were northbound just north of the Congress Avenue overpass when a silver Acura driven by Joseph Boyington, […]
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Clinton wades into Amelia Earhart mystery
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is meeting with a group who are launching a new search for the wreckage of Earhart’s plane in the South Pacific.
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Man found who was missing from Lisbon group home
The 54-year-old man reported missing Sunday morning is found this morning about 20 miles away.
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Plea in drug case produces jail sentence
PORTLAND — A man arrested in an October 2011 drug bust that netted pills, guns, and cash will serve four years in jail after pleading guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court on March 15. Nelson Cruz, 27, was arrested after Maine Drug Enforcement Agency officials searched his home at 297 Presumpscot St. on Oct. 19, […]