‘The Invisible War’ documentary has been viewed by top Pentagon officials, who have since taken steps to address the way sexual assault reports are handled by the military.
2013
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$16.9M expansion of Freeport High School proposed
If approved in June by voters in Freeport, Pownal and Durham, the project would add classrooms and update facilities for the growing student body.
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Cost of Shore Road path more than 10% over Cape Elizabeth budget
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town spent about $165,000 more than expected for construction of the Shore Road path. The largest cost overrun was for traffic flaggers. Public Works Director Bob Malley said the project went over its $1 million budget in several areas. He said there was a need for additional drainage systems, clearing of […]
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Hallowell Pre-Release Center to close
The facility’s 58 inmates and 21 budgeted staff positions are being relocated to the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren.
Posted inCapitol Ticker
Morning Briefing 1.10.13
Upstage LePage? Gov. Paul LePage ticked off quite a few educators with his comments Wednesday about the Maine school system, the teachers union, superintendents and the Maine School Charter Commission. However, to Democrats, the timing of his comments was as annoying as what he said. Several Democratic lawmakers were quick to note that LePage’s impromptu […]
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N.Y. firm to make tags for Maine lobster traps
Cambridge Security Seals receives the contract to supply tags to about 4,500 commercial lobstermen.
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Portland police searching for purse-snatching cyclist
A woman told police she was talking on her cellphone when a man rode up on a bicycle and grabbed her purse off her shoulder.
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Portland man charged with falsely reporting a shooting
Police say Jermaine T. Hill, 32, who is transient, called police to say a man had been shot in the stomach and was bleeding badly.
Posted inLife & Culture
Complete list of Academy Award nominations
Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1. Best Picture: “Amour,” ”Argo,” ”Beasts of the Southern Wild,” ”Django Unchained,” ”Les Miserables,” ”Life of Pi,” ”Lincoln,” ”Silver Linings Playbook,” ”Zero Dark Thirty.” 2. Actor: Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”; Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”; Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”; Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”; Denzel Washington, […]
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St. Joe’s continues SPArC lecture series
STANDISH – On the heels of the fall series of SPArC (Speakers, Performers, Artists and Culture) lectures at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, the College has recently announced the spring 2013 schedule. The new lineup expands the focus of SPArC to include the five senses, with a dynamic group of speakers: multimedia artist Jeff Badger, […]