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  • Published
    April 2, 2011

    SNAPSHOT: The dash

    Children run across the South Monmouth Road after getting dropped off by a school bus this week in Monmouth. The kids were running to Countryside Daycare, at the Jessica and Scott Herr residence, to

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    April 2, 2011

    Delegation fights to save federal subsidy for airports

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate already has handily nixed a proposal approved by the House on Friday to end a federal subsidy program for small airports, including Augusta's and three others in Maine.

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    April 2, 2011

    GOP senators critical of LePage’s tone

    Eight Republican Senators are criticizing Gov. Paul LePage openly for making demeaning comments about members of the public, and they are urging him to take a more civil tone.

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    April 2, 2011

    Lawsuit filed over mural’s removal

    Six Mainers have formally challenged Gov. Paul LePage's controversial decision to remove a mural from the Maine Department of Labor headquarters in Augusta, according to a lawsuit that their lawyer said was filed electronically Friday evening to the U.S. District Court in Portland.

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    April 2, 2011

    CORRECTION

    A story on page A1 of Thursday's paper incorrectly identified a company doing computer forensics work for Kennebec Savings Bank. The Maine-based company is Sage Data Security.

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    April 2, 2011

    Promoters announce cancellation of Nateva festival

    Maybe it was too good to be true. After a successful inaugural year, the Nateva Music & Camping Festival will not go on as planned this August at the Oxford Fairgrounds. Promoters announced its cancellation Friday, citing slow ticket sales and a crowded summer concert market that’s getting more crowded by the day. “We have […]

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    April 2, 2011

    Subpoenaed Turnpike chief unlikely to testify

    AUGUSTA -- The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Paul Violette, former executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, to testify before the panel on April 15.

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    April 2, 2011

    Farm’s livestock now belongs to state

    AUGUSTA -- The state now owns a herd of horses, and other animals, seized from Fair Play Farm in Clinton 10 months ago.

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    April 2, 2011

    State website to feature information on ‘ice out’

    AUGUSTA -- Maine residents who eagerly await that well-anticipated moment known as "ice out" on Maine's lakes and ponds now can share it with their friends, neighbors and the rest of the state.

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    April 2, 2011

    KENNEBEC JOURNAL GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Hall-Dale’s Wolfington a versatile talent

    Carylanne Wolfington still receives congratulations from Hall-Dale High School basketball fans excited about the team's state championship a few weeks ago.