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Local & State

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February 2, 2014

Donations off, demand on the rise at central Maine food banks

For the first month of this year, the Augusta Food Bank operated at a net loss of almost $2,000, and last year it fed more people than ever.
Published
February 2, 2014

Maine Dispatches

Maine to receive more for heating assistance / Electrical problem likely caused towing company fire ... and other news from around the state
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February 2, 2014

Questions to ask caregivers

Providers should be willing to answer questions and allow visits, experts say.
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February 2, 2014

Quality child care tough to find everywhere; more challenging in Maine

Waiting lists, lack of online information and overloaded inspectors complicate parents' search.
Published
February 2, 2014

Skowhegan Drive-In’s 60th year could be its last

The owner says seasonal theaters like his need help to make the costly conversion to digital.

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February 2, 2014

Bill Nemitz: No basketball finals on TV? Time Warner tests Mainers’ tolerance

The cable behemoth could accommodate the high school championships for very little money. Why would it choose not to?
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February 2, 2014

Public comments coming on proposed wind farm

A pair of meetings will bring feedback for a project once stalled by concerns over bats.
Published
February 1, 2014

Snowmobile, ATV accidents leave two dead

The fatalities occurred in the Oxford County towns of Byron and Dixfield.
Published
February 1, 2014

Maine bill would ban replica guns in schools

Sponsored by Sen. Dawn Hill, D-York, the bill would make it a crime to have replica firearms on school property – and will be the subject of a public hearing on Monday.
Published
February 1, 2014

Former staff and students collect memories from Nathan Clifford School

Developers Collaborative, which is turning the historic former elementary school into apartments, invites former teachers, staff and students to take away anything that isn’t nailed down.