Gov. Paul LePage personally delivers petitions to be on November ballot on Friday March 14, 2014. He and a group of supporters brought them to the Secretary of State’s office in the Cross Building in Augusta.
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Investigators ‘Puzzled’ Over Jet’s Fate
Malaysia’s civil aviation chief acknowledges that after two days of searching, no trace of the plane has been found.
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Bridge stays up
The New Sharon Bridge failed to fall with the help of explosive charges Thursday.
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Portland's Old Port Festival grows to 3 days, adds art walk, rides
PORTLAND — Once the celebration of a neighborhood rebound near the city waterfront, the 41st annual Old Port Festival will cut a wide swath through and above the peninsula for three days next month. Up in the sky, a 90-foot gondola ride patterned after the London Eye will tower over the parking lot outside DiMillo’s […]
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Winner of Democratic primary for Cumberland County sheriff could be unopposed in November
PORTLAND — With no Republican, Green, independent, or write-in candidates on the June 10 ballot, the Democratic primary election for Cumberland County sheriff is shaping up as a winner-take-all affair matching two law enforcement veterans. An independent candidate could file to run by June 2. Incumbent Kevin Joyce, 51, of Standish, is seeking a second […]
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On the border between life, art
Art and reality are nearly indistinguishable in the early phases of this rainy-day painting by Portland artist Peter Rolfe on Friday at Falmouth Road in Falmouth. The daffodils were planted more than two decades ago by homeowner Bonita Marchetti to honor her deceased mother. Since then, she has added more daffodils to memorialize other friends who […]
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Out & About: Concerts with many strings attached
Three string ensembles in two vastly different genres are the top items on this weekend’s A&E bill of fare. Let’s start with the DaPonte String Quartet, a topnotch classical ensemble based in the Midcoast region that will be playing a program of music from Vienna in four different towns, including Portland on Saturday and Topsham […]
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The Universal Notebook: Unusual weather we're having, isn't it?
Was there ever a more miserable winter in Maine than this past winter? Cold and snow are no problem for most natives, but the sleet, freezing rain, icy footing, treacherous driving, crusty snow, slippery sidewalks, slushy driveways, frost heaves, pot holes and generally inhospitable nature of the weather made for as lousy a winter as […]
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The Right View: Iran Contra, Benghazi, and the media matter
When will we ever learn? Show me a time in history where gun running by the United States government has resulted in a positive outcome. While I don’t doubt the Gipper’s heartfelt desire to eradicate communism back in the day, the Iran Contra affair was an utter disaster. Now we have Benghazi. Let’s review, shall […]
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The View From Away: Absence from L.A. makes the heart grow colder
I am halfway through my most recent stint of TV consulting (“Instant Mom,” Thursdays on Nick At Nite; tell your friends). The part I thought would be hard has been easy, and the part I thought would be easy has been hard. The big worry, being back in a writers’ room, has gone smoothly. Going […]