“If you vote for Paul LePage,” my wife said in that carefully restrained voice she uses whenever I’m in big trouble, “I will divorce you.” My wife is not fond of the Republican governor, his conservative agenda nor his Tea Party style. She can’t understand why, with a year to go before the next gubernatorial […]
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Hagel warns of danger in deep cuts to defense
He sketches a future focused on investments in space and cyber technologies, missile defense and a strategy that assumes the world will not soon resolve challenges posed by terrorism and states like North Korea.
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‘Mandela’ to screen for Obama at White House
The biopic about the life of Nelson Mandela will also be screened at the Kennedy Center hosted by Hillary Clinton.
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Red Sox honored at Gillette Stadium
Jon Lester and Co. display their trophy prior to the Pats game.
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Cleveland house survivor going on ‘Dr. Phil’
Michelle Knight will tell her story Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Letters to the editor: Maine moms push for chemical safety
As a mom, I am writing to call attention to a group of eight Maine women who are preparing for a trip to Washington, D.C., to tell Congress to end the shutdown. Not the recent shutdown that everyone’s talking about right now – I mean a shutdown that has lasted 37 years. This month marks […]
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Boy who shot Nazi father sentenced to at least 7 years
The boy, now 13, killed his abusive father while he was sleeping in 2011.
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Windham candidates vie for seats on council, school board
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Windham High School auxiliary gym, eight candidates will appear on the ballot vying for three open seats on the Town Council and a seat on the school board. Peter Anania, who currently represents the council’s North District, is challenging former councilor Robert Muir for an open, at-large seat for […]
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Arrests made in ATV heist
RAYMOND – Two local men were arrested earlier this week for stealing three ATVs and a trailer from a Raymond residence. On Monday at 5:15 p.m., Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy T. Patrick Ferriter made a routine traffic stop of a 1993 GMC Yukon towing a covered snowmobile trailer on Meadow Road (Route 121) in Casco. […]
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Bates challenges O’Hara for at-large council seat
On Nov. 5, incumbent John O’Hara, the lone Republican on the Westbrook City Council, faces Democrat Veronica Bates for the two-year at-large seat. The candidates were asked to answer the same questions about their candidacy. O’Hara declined to participate. Veronica Leigh Bates Age: 40 Occupation: Freelance editor Political Experience: Westbrook School Committee Q: What do […]