http://keepmecurrent.com/app/special_sections/1PDF_per_section/MYGEN_08-10.pdf The August 2010 edition of My Generation
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Congress approves broad finance-industry reforms
Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were among only three Republican senators who voted for the bill.
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City woman dies after Ocean Park rescue attempt
OCEAN PARK – A Westbrook woman died Wednesday morning after attempting to rescue one of her grandchildren, who was caught in a current off the beach in Ocean Park on Tuesday afternoon. Old Orchard Beach Police announced the death of Anne Farley, 57, of Westbrook. According to a press release issued by the police department, […]
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Displaced Haitians don’t see the progress
Haiti’s president hands out medals but faces criticism that not enough has been done to help people.
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Letters to the editor, July 10, 2010Fireworks, music, Declaration all great
I went to the Eastern Promenade this year to see the fireworks for the first time in a long time. We would go there when our kids were little and spend the entire day. This year my daughter wanted to take her son to hear the Portland Symphony Orchestra and see the fireworks. My wife […]
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Hey, wasn’t that … yeah, it’s Taylor Swift
The singer was shooting video in Maine this weekend, and had a late dinner at Becky’s Diner.
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DEP staffer heads to the oil spill
An oil and hazardous materials spill veteran, Barbara Parker has been with DEP for 28 years.
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Loons: Living Large on Sebago Lake
Instinctively you recognize the call of a loon: it is unforgettable. But what you may not know is that loons have four distinct types of calls. Most likely, you are most familiar with the wail or tremolo. The wail, which sounds like the howl of a wolf, is most frequently given in the evening or […]
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Making history: Casco may be home to Maine’s first black selectwoman
CASCO–Mary Fernandes first gained attention in March after video surfaced of her demanding Barbara York’s resignation from the Casco Board of Selectmen over racist e-mails forwarded by York. Now, the Quaker Ridge Road resident may get attention of a historic nature – she is likely Maine’s first black selectwoman. According to “Maine’s Visible Black History,” […]
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Westbrook woman sets swimming record
When she went into the water off the coast of Spain to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar on June 16, Westbrook’s Pat Gallant-Charette never intended on setting any records, she was just looking to complete the nine-mile swim from Europe to Africa. But when she touched land in Morocco, Gallant-Charette, 59, not only completed […]