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2012
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Some southern Maine town, school policies violate state's right-to-know law
PORTLAND — The public’s right to know is described in Maine by the Freedom of Acccess Act, which clearly outlines the rules and obligations for operating an open, transparent government. For example, a citizen who requests a document from a public agency may not be charged more than $10 per hour for time spent fulfilling […]
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McAuley opens 2012 with victory at Windham
WINDHAM—The 2011 calendar year was pretty magical for the McAuley girls’ basketball team. To the chagrin of the rest of the state, 2012 has arrived like a Lion as well. Tuesday evening, McAuley overwhelmed host Windham in the first half, scoring 24 of the game’s first 29 points, then, after the Eagles battled back to […]
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First at Mid Coast
BRUNSWICK — A girl, Violet Amelia Beardsley, born to Joey-Lynne Beardsley and Michael Elias Beardsley of Brunswick, was the first baby born in 2012 at Mid Coast Hospital. Violet was born at 12:07 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. She will be eligible to receive the $500 Harold Alfond College Challenge grant to start a NextGen […]
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GOP rivals vie for voters’ trust in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa In the kickoff contest of the 2012 presidential race, Republican candidates argued up to today’s finish line in Iowa over which candidate the voters can trust and who they can count on to defeat President Barack Obama. With large numbers of likely caucus goers still undecided or willing to change their minds […]
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Private land offered to Baxter State Park
MILLINOCKET A timber management company is offering to donate one of the last remaining privately owned parcels of land around Katahdin Lake to Baxter State Park. Five years ago, Baxter State Park officials accepted the deed to roughly 4,000 acres surrounding Katahdin Lake and, in the process, achieved the original vision of the late Gov. […]
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A (police) dog’s life: Sagadahoc’s first canine cop retires reluctantly
BATH — It may have seemed like the start of a normal shift this particular Saturday night, just like the hundreds he’d pulled during the last eight years. But that Saturday shift marked the fourlegged officer’s last day on the job as Sagadahoc County’s police dog. Nine- year- old Rocko, a German shepherd who is well […]
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Library exhibit features works of jailed women
FREEPORT The Cumberland and Sagadahoc County domestic violence prevention agency Family Crisis Services (FCS) will host a special photo and poem exhibit at the Freeport Community Library during the month of January. From Thursday through Jan. 30, the exhibit “ More than a Rap Sheet: The Real Stories of Incarcerated Women,” will be on display. […]
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Frosty’s sale approaches
BRUNSWICK The sale of Maine Street mainstay, Frosty’s Donuts, is expected to close by the end of January, according to Realtor Shirley Wedell. Wedell said Monday that the deal would include the storefront and “ Frosty’s” trademark and that the interested buyers would continue to operate the doughnut shop that Robert A. Frost Jr. and […]