Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Eagle Rental of Waterville had asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to overturn a decision by a trial judge ordering that the use tax — similar to a sales tax — be paid on those vehicles which the Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected that appeal in a decision issued Tuesday.
The selectmen will host a public hearing Thursday on a proposed ordinance that would allow residents to recall elected officials at 6:30 p.m. at the town office.
But the judge tells the jurors to continue trying to work through their differences, or else a new jury will have to be seated.
Vote totals reported by town clerks show that Regional School District 18’s proposed school budget of $32,281,753 passed handily at polls in the district’s five towns Tuesday.
Damages could reach $2 billion in a disaster zone that stretches more than 17 miles.
Two infants among 10 children killed by tornado
One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path
Oklahoma teachers saved lives, witnesses say
SLIDESHOW: Aftermath of a tornado
Gary Bird says he's '98 percent sure' there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble. The twister killed 24 people.
SLIDE SHOW: Death, destruction in Oklahoma
In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids
VIDEO: Tearful reunions at elementary school
Power of Oklahoma tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
VIDEO: 'Can't describe' emotions during twister, teacher says
Ibragim Todashev, a mixed martial-arts fighter, was fatally shot after lunging with a knife at an FBI agent who was questioning him at his Florida townhouse, police say.
In an ultra-bloody daylight attack, two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death near a military barracks.
Crews next week will begin putting another layer of pavement along Route 32 from Waldoboro to Jefferson, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.
Kylie Keene, a 2012 UMaine grad, was selected out of hundreds of applicants to be the Nabisco 1D VIP Tour Correspondent, who will follow the band in major cities.
In February, summer seems like just a legend. In May when the lilacs open out it’s clear the legend is coming to life, and for a few months, winter is the ancient myth. So is it written.
Coach K returning to U.S. men's team
Mike Krzyzewski will try to lead the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team to a third straight gold medal, a source with knowledge of the decision tells the Associated Press.
BOOKS: Fears drive the satirical ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’
Mitchell Zukor is a disaster waiting to happen — and waiting for disasters to happen to himself and the rest of us.
Dispute leaves thousands in Maine without phone service
USA Telephone has been planning to end its service next month, but Fairpoint shuts down the transmission lines USA used because the company stopped paying to use them.
EF5 tornado: A powerful blend of wind, moist air
The deadly storms, which form about once a year, have more energy than an atomic bomb.
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