Owner buries debris from coffee shop rubble
VASSALBORO -- An excavator scooped up piles of burnt rubble.
The debris was dumped into a truck and piled into big, deep holes in the ground, where it would later be buried.
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Dufour does it all for Rams
If Mackenzie Dufour were a car she'd be a Mini Cooper -- a small body with a powerful motor.
Whether she's playing point guard for the basketball team, sweeper for the soccer team or running sprints in track, the Cony High School senior is in perpetual motion.
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GEORGE SMITH: Maine's economic resources have value that just needs defining
When the news reported that Poland Spring and Hannaford Supermarkets shipped 80,000 bottles of water to Haiti, it reminded me of how blessed we are to have clean, clear water here in Maine.
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PARTY OF TWO: Follow the turkeys if you want to
It’s amazing how much my daughter is like me.
She is bossy, opinionated, always has to have the last word. And when she sets her mind to something, there is no stopping her.
But the way she is most like me lies in the endless stream of questions forever flowing from her fresh little mind.
“Mama,” she will say. “Do dinosaurs have ankles?”
Then she will wait for an answer, as though she simply asked what day of the week it is.
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Stars in the making
Talent scout Peter Sklar of New York recently presented a seminar to the students of Dance Unlimited in Augusta. His lecture included tips on becoming part of the performing industry. Following the lecture, Sklar offered students the opportunity to participate in individual interviews — pictured is Catherine Putnam — and chose several to participate in his upcoming “Beginnings Workshop” in New York.
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Augusta District Court
AUGUSTA -- The following cases closed Feb. 25 to March 3 in Augusta District Court:
Randolph fined $400 in unlicensed pesticide spray
The town of Randolph on Friday agreed to pay the state $400 and adhere to a consent agreement that prohibits unlicensed pesticide applications on town property.
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Local pair found dead in the West
A former Augusta man is being held in California after the suspicious deaths of a central Maine couple there.
Phone hazard bill in peril
The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee split on a bill to require cell phones to carry warnings they may cause brain cancer.
State panel weighs warning for cell phones
Ex-president Clinton backs Mitchell campaign
AUGUSTA -- Former President Bill Clinton sent out a fundraising appeal Tuesday on behalf of Senate President Elizabeth Mitchell -- a high-profile endorsement in a gubernatorial primary that features seven Democrats.
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Schools have options on cuts
AUGUSTA -- Superintendent Cornelia Brown recommends using most of an unanticipated increase of approximately $470,000 in revenues to brace for tougher times next year, not restore axed programs.
Merger moves to join Fayette, Winthrop units
WINTHROP -- The school board voted 5-0 Monday to file a letter of intent to join Fayette in forming a consolidated school district.
Union again calls for tax increase
AUGUSTA -- The union that represents 25,000 Maine school employees called on legislators again Tuesday to raise taxes to prevent $34 million in cuts proposed for state education funding.
State changes rules to win U.S. grants
Body found; police say no evidence of foul play
Guardsman guilty of beating woman
2010 Flower Show will be 'wild'
Maine's 10 lowest-achieving schools identified
Police investigate Monmouth death
Lawmakers reject cell phone warnings
U.S. job openings up sharply in January
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Deaths link 3 former Mainers
A former Augusta man is being held in California after the suspicious deaths of a central Maine couple there.
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Getting ready to bloom
Exhibitors hurry to finish displays for 'Gardens Gone Wild,' which opens tonight in Portland with a special gala.
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Ohio State shooter complained bosses were unfair
An Ohio State University janitor who shot two supervisors, one fatally, and then killed himself had complained that he was being treated unfairly, though records show he slept on the job and was late to work during his probation. Nathaniel Brown was days away from losing his job when he opened fire with two handguns early Tuesday in a ...
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