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.
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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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Probe of drive-by shootings in Augusta, Chelsea continues
AUGUSTA -- The investigation into last week's drive-by shootings in Augusta and Chelsea is ongoing, Augusta police said Thursday.
Efficiency in heating homes gets A in Maine
GARDINER -- When Karen Tucker moved into her 19th-century cape on Harrison Avenue in 2004, she soon realized it was not well insulated.
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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.
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Medical pot deal reached
A legislative committee on Thursday reached unanimous, bipartisan accord on implementing Maine's citizen initiative that expanded the rights of medical marijuana users.
Forum focuses on change in education
FARMINGTON -- Anne Geller hopes Maine pushes its schools to use more than just standardized tests to evaluate students as the state prepares its application for a piece of $4 billion in federal education funds.
Money there for some schools
AUGUSTA -- Maine school districts will have access to $41.4 million in school construction bonds this year, but they have to move fast to get the money.
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Cornville school due to close
SKOWHEGAN -- In the end Thursday night, smaller wasn't better. Members of the School Administrative District 54 board voted 707-265 to close the Cornville Elementary, effective Jun ...
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Health care reform bill heads for Sunday vote
Health care reform gets a boost as the Congressional Budget Office projects that it will reduce deficits by $138 billion over 10 years.
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Ore. lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse coverup
The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years. The "perversion files," a nickname the Boy Scouts are said to have used for the documents, have rarely been seen by the public, but that could all change in the comin ...
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