Shortly after the announcement that Al Jazeera would buy the cable channel Current TV, Time Warner Cable, the state’s largest cable provider, announced that it would drop the channel immediately.
2013
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Magazine opus: Scandal in a Maine town exposed anew
Illicit sex in a quaint New England town? It’s no surprise Vanity Fair was drawn to Kennebunk.
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Ex-prosecutor Cameron will face added contempt charge in Jan. 10 court appearance
PORTLAND — A former state prosecutor accused of fleeing Maine after being sentenced in a federal child pornography case will face a new charge of criminal contempt when he is returned to court in Portland next week. Authorities say James Cameron, 50, of Rome, cut his electronic monitoring bracelet in November and remained a fugitive […]
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Bonny Eagle High School honor roll
The first-quarter honor roll for Bonny Eagle High School has been announced: Grade 9 High honors: Casey N. Ahlemeyer, Troy Bogdahn, Matthew D. Boynton, Dalton N. Canonico, Tyler C. Collins, Emma C. Doyon, Jessica Dubois, Madison M. Freeman, Jordan Garrigan-Swett, Brianna Gower, Marissa Jeffords, Melissa A. Jones, Giavanna M. Kaper, Lily E. Lamkin, Breanna A. […]
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Exotic pet, tattoo shop seeks Scarborough home
SCARBOROUGH — What was once an office for a property management company could become a more exotic location if the Planning Board approves a change of use request at its meeting Monday, Jan. 7. Jason Chapman, who owns Hallowed Ground Body Art Studio on Congress Street in Portland, has requested a commercial re-use permit to […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE – The cranially absent politician
I will be honest and admit I had several chains of thought as what to write for my first column in 2013. My first thought was to write about going over the so-called Fiscal Cliff but as I wrote this column last Friday night there was breaking news that some sort of political compromise was […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE – The cranially absent politician
I will be honest and admit I had several chains of thought as what to write for my first column in 2013. My first thought was to write about going over the so-called Fiscal Cliff but as I wrote this column last Friday night there was breaking news that some sort of political compromise was […]
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States have subsidized makers of assault rifles to tune of $19 million
Taxpayers across the country are subsidizing the manufacturers of assault rifles used in multiple mass killings, including the massacre of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. last month. A Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting examination of tax records shows that five companies that make semi-automatic rifles have received […]
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Sonar spots Rangeley snowmobiles, but iceover, weather put off recovery
Search called off until next week when wind is expected to die down; Warden Service warn people to stay off the ice
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GUEST COLUMN – Thoughts on a December mourning
Despite the dire predictions of the Mayan calendar, the world did not end on Dec. 21, 2012. However, on that morning at 9:30 as the nation stood silent and the bells tolled 26 times in memory of the victims of the Newtown, Conn., Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, we were painfully reminded of the fragility […]