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3 firefighters demoted as punishment

GARDINER -- Three firefighters, including a captain and a union president, were reprimanded and suspended last month by the city because they engaged in inappropriate conduct against a city employee, according to documents released Thursday.

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NBA: Gasol block secures Lakers win over Celtics

BOSTON (AP) — Paul Pierce's shot rimmed out in the final seconds of overtime, and Pau Gasol knew the game wasn't over yet. The ball bounced to Ray Allen, who gave it a two-handed push back toward the basket.

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JOSEPH REISERT: Obama shouldn't try to compel religious groups to toe secular line

By all accounts, Barak Obama is, personally, a committed Christian believer. At the National Prayer Breakfast, he told the assembly that he prays and spends some time with the scriptures every day. Before becoming president, he was a faithful member of a Protestant congregation in Chicago.

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TRAVELIN' MAINE(RS): Everything's BIG at Big G's Several photos included in this story

At Winslow restaurant Big G’s, the G stands for great food. The Big stands for, well BIG! It’s always fun to find a unique restaurant that marches to a different food drummer. Gerry Michaud has created a deliciously fun place.

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James Weeks hoists staging Monday for a platform Maine Masonry erected over the sidewalk on Water Street in Gardiner. Crews are refacing a brick building belonging to Bank of Maine and built two courses of staging over the sidewalk to reach the exterior. The Bank is restoring the 19th century building on Gardiner's main street, according to Senior Vice President Renee Smyth, to make it suitabl...




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AUGUSTA -- Maine's court system is acting swiftly to prevent domestic violence by tightening up bail rules for alleged abusers, Chief Justice Leigh Ingalls Saufley told the Legislature on Thursday.

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Palermo man killed in crash; speed, alcohol may be factors

ALBION -- A 55-year-old Palermo man died Wednesday night after the truck he was driving veered off the road and crashed into a utility pole, police said.

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Obama to change birth-control rule

Several photos included in this story President Barack Obama will announce a plan to accommodate religious employers outraged by a rule that would require them to cover birth control for women.

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AUGUSTA -- In a surprise decision, Democrats from Kennebec and Somerset counties are recommending a lawyer and state representative as an interim district attorney, instead of the deputy who's on the job now.

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TRAVELIN' MAINE(RS): Everything's BIG at Big G's Several photos included in this story

At Winslow restaurant Big G’s, the G stands for great food. The Big stands for, well BIG! It’s always fun to find a unique restaurant that marches to a different food drummer. Gerr ...

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