Some excerpts from the arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday about California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, according to an early transcript released by the Supreme Court: On whether the case should be before them: — CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: But a state can’t authorize anyone to proceed in federal court, because that […]
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Source: Obama to name woman Secret Service head
Julia Pierson, currently the agency’s chief of staff, does not need to be confirmed by the Senate.
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Police: Man drives 11 miles wrong way on Mass Pike
Authorities say the 87-year-old Connecticut man drove in the shoulder next to the high-speed lane before he was stopped in Grafton.
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Falmouth robotics team headed to national competition
FALMOUTH — A robotics team made up of high school students from Falmouth and Gorham will travel to St. Louis in a few weeks to compete in the national FIRST Robotics Annual Championship. The Northern Force robotics team earned its spot on the national stage by placing second at a regional competition held in Manchester, N.H., […]
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Detective arrested in NH hit-and-run that injured 2 teens
A detective sergeant who was working in the Special Investigations Unit in Manchester turned himself in to police Tuesday – four days after two teenage boys were hit from behind.
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Lewiston kicks 84 people off welfare rolls
Mayor Robert Macdonald says 50 are being removed for fraud, and the other 34 for not fulfilling obligations like completing job training.
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SAD 51 voters to get $2M school renovation bond
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 directors Monday approved borrowing $2 million to expand and renovate Greely Middle School. The proposal will go to voters in Cumberland and North Yarmouth in June. The work would accommodate the district’s fourth and fifth grades, which now attend North Yarmouth Memorial School. The School Board voted last December […]
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Maine nonprofit agrees to pay $75K for improper billing
Support Solutions improperly billed Medicare and MaineCare for services provided by a program manager who had been excluded from participating in federal health care programs.
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Faces & Places – 3/27
Faces & Places – 3/27 A baseball and baseball glove circa 1910 made by the Bean Brothers of Freeport. The ball and glove were found on Durham Road in Freeport and donated to the Freeport Historical Society. The antique items came out for the group’s Lunch with Locals series March 22, a scant 12 days […]
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Faces & Places – 3/27
Faces & Places – 3/27 A baseball and baseball glove circa 1910 made by the Bean Brothers of Freeport. The ball and glove were found on Durham Road in Freeport and donated to the Freeport Historical Society. The antique items came out for the group’s Lunch with Locals series March 22, a scant 12 days […]