In Maine and across the world, Apple’s latest iPad drew the customary lines of die-hard fans looking to be first and entrepreneurs looking to make a quick profit.
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Mass. tigers benefit from Boston power loss
The transformer fire that knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in Boston turned out to be a stroke of delicious luck for the big cats at a Massachusetts zoo.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Turkish helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; 14 dead
A Turkish military helicopter crashed into a house near the Afghan capital Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board and two girls on the ground.
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Judge dismisses escape charges against Maine man
A judge has dismissed charges against a 29-year-old man accused of escaping from a Maine State Prison work detail because prosecutors took unnecessarily long to turn over evidence.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current
Scarborough man injured, Gorham man charged in snowmobile accident
A Scarborough man was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident in western Maine Thursday afternoon. Robert Verge, 62, sustained head injuries at around 4:30 p.m. when his snowmobile collided with another operated by Lawrence Salamone when the two men were riding on Big Wood Lake near Jackman, according to a press release from the Maine […]
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Maine law clarifies tax break for bus companies
The new law will allow new buses of at least 47 passengers to qualify for a sales tax exemption, provided other requirements are met.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
‘Pink slime’ sounds gross, but how does it taste?
All this angst over “pink slime” has made one thing clear: We don’t always know what we’re getting when we bite into a big juicy burger.
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Skydiver aims to jump from 23 miles, go supersonic
This summer, “Fearless Felix” Baumgartner hopes to hurtle toward Earth at supersonic speed, breaking the sound barrier with only his body. On Thursday he took a practice jump from more than 13 miles up.
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Decisions delayed on cuts to South Portland High School project
SOUTH PORTLAND – Finding $4 million to trim from the long-awaited South Portland High School renovation project is proving harder than some had hoped. Building committee meetings at which cuts were to have been voted on have been postponed while the project engineer, Portland-based Harriman Associates, continues to negotiate with the low bidder, PC Construction. […]
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Decisions delayed on cuts to South Portland High School project
SOUTH PORTLAND – Finding $4 million to trim from the long-awaited South Portland High School renovation project is proving harder than some had hoped. Building committee meetings at which cuts were to have been voted on have been postponed while the project engineer, Portland-based Harriman Associates, continues to negotiate with the low bidder, PC Construction. […]