Authorities also said they will not prosecute James Cameron again on several child pornography charges for which the convictions were overturned on appeal.
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2012 hottest year on record in US, by far
The entire year was 3.2 degrees warmer than the average for the 20th century.
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Recovery efforts on hold for Maine snowmobilers
The Maine Warden Service says ice still covers the part of Rangeley Lake where it’s believed the men rode their snowmobiles into open water on Dec. 30.
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Yarmouth church is latest recipient of at-cost weatherization
YARMOUTH — After a successful retrofit of a Falmouth Church, a Wilton-based builder is working with the First Parish Congregational Church in Yarmouth to solve its weatherization problems. Last winter, as a part of Upright Frameworks’ RaiseME Up campaign, a program where the company did 100 percent of its work at cost, the Foreside Community Church […]
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South Portland to hold special election in March
Voters will replace Tom Coward, who stepped down to serve as a Cumberland County commissioner.
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Augusta panel rejects 4 of 5 proposals for new charter schools
The commission denies four applications, including two virtual schools, and gives an initial go-ahead to the proposed Harpswell Coastal Academy.
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Cumberland finance director takes county position
CUMBERLAND — Alex Kimball will still be a Cumberland finance director when he starts his new job this month; he just won’t be “the” Cumberland finance director. Kimball, 43, has been the town’s finance director since September 2006, after serving as the accounting assistant for the previous year and a half. The North Yarmouth resident’s […]
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Heavy winds damage Cumberland Fairgrounds grandstand
CUMBERLAND — A recent wind storm was powerful enough to break windows and tear off part of a roof at the Cumberland Fairgrounds. A passerby who saw the damage to the grandstand building called the incident in late in the afternoon of Dec. 21, according to Cumberland Fair President Mike Timmons. “The wind was blowing […]
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Donors come to aid of Portland Community Free Clinic
PORTLAND — The Portland Community Free Clinic will remain in business for at least the rest of the year, thanks to more than $93,000 in private donations made since December, the city announced Monday. The clinic, at 103 India St., provides no-cost medical care to about 500 Cumberland County residents who earn too much money […]
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Feds scale back LePage Medicaid cuts
LePage wins federal approval to eliminate or reduce coverage for more than 14,000 Mainers to save $4.5 million of $23 million in targeted cuts.