Sick time bill shift
AUGUSTA -- A bill that would have required large Maine businesses to provide paid sick days was scrapped Thursday.
Instead, Senate President Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell, D-Vassalboro, is proposing to prohibit all Maine employers from firing workers who take sick days, whether paid or unpaid. The idea is an expansion of a provision in the original bill, which also prohibited employers from firing someone for taking a sick day.
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Colby's Cheever changes roles again
Colby College junior Allyson Cheever defines herself as a team player and has the credentials to back it up.
When the Mules' softball team needed a slap hitter last season, Cheever took it upon herself to learn how to swing from the left side and leg out hits.
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DENIS THOET: Buying local is the best way for us to crawl out of recession
Want a stimulus plan that would work for West Gardiner, for Kennebec County, for the state of Maine, and possibly for the rest of the country?
Go local!
Buy your stuff from companies and stores that are locally owned. Buy your food from locally owned stores and directly from farmers — or even better, grow your own. Put your money in locally owned banks and credit unions. Eat in local restaurants.
Every time you spend $5 on products from nat...
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Passion for baseball takes couple back to Germany
SKOWHEGAN -- Jesse and Anna LaCasse met at a baseball game in Germany, where Anna lived, in 2004.
Anna worked in a clothing store and played shortstop for a women's softball team. Jesse was a player and coach for the Neunkirchen, Germany, Nightmares baseball team.
More >>YMCA to offer Zumbathon
AUGUSTA -- A Zumbathon! will take place 6-9 p.m. March 26 at Augusta Kennebec Valley YMCA, 31 Union St.Zumba is a fusion of Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow international dance moves. Music and lights will be provided by Power Mixes DJ Services and a team of Zumba-certified instructors will lead the workout. A donation of $12 in advance -- by March 25 -- or $18 at the door are suggested. The first 50 pre-registrants will receive Zumba wristbands.
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Pingree says yes to health care,
Michaud undecided
Rep. Mike Michaud is still reviewing the bill's language and an aide says he intends to review any last-minute revisions that may come Saturday morning.
Judge ends Maine's
Pineland consent decree
The decree led to the closing of the state-run Pineland Center, along with de-institutionalization and improved services for adults with developmental disabilities.
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Oak Hill students charged for overpass ice toss
Three Oak Hill High School students have been charged with tossing ice off an overpass, seriously injuring a driver.
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Budget lighter on cuts
AUGUSTA -- The city manager's proposed budget cuts six staff positions, preserves the current staffing of Lithgow Library and raises taxes 2 percent.
Charges for man removed from sex registry a first
PORTLAND -- A 66-year-old man charged this week with having child porn on his computer is believed to be the first person to face such allegations after being removed from Maine's sex offender registry, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
Authorities search for couple suspected of fraud
AUGUSTA -- Police are hunting for a pair of Augusta residents suspected of trying to steal thousands of dollars from the city and local businesses.
Medical pot deal reached
Efficiency in heating homes gets A in Maine
Forum focuses on change in education
Probe of drive-by shootings in Augusta, Chelsea continues
Money there for some schools
Oak Hill begins accreditation testing next week
State board tosses complaint of sexual harassment, firing
State drama fest finals this weekend
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Waterville man arrested in stabbing
WATERVILLE — One man is hospitalized with a stab wound and another man is in jail after a fight that occurred late Thursday on Swan Street in the city’s South End.
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Health care reform bill
heads for Sunday vote
The Congressional Budget Office projects that it will reduce deficits by $138 billion over 10 years. And another Democrat switches his vote to "yes."
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7th anniversary of Iraq War passes, little noticed
It was a day like any other day _ except that it was the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. And, for the most part, that was forgotten. "Honestly, with everything that's going on in my personal life, it slipped my mind," said Chris Skidmore, 39, as he sipped a drink on the artificial lawn at Raleigh's North Hi ...
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