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    July 31, 2011

    Annual ‘Taste of Greater Waterville’ a 19-year tradition

    WATERVILLE -- It was a risky venture, hosting an elegant, summer outdoor dining experience downtown.

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    July 31, 2011

    OUR OPINION: LePage discredited by his own anti-media tirade

    Gov. LePage had a chance to clear the air with the city of Portland and the struggling groundfishing industry Thursday, putting to rest allegations that the he had ordered a member of his administration to stop cooperating with the state's biggest city and job creator for political reasons.

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    July 31, 2011

    KAY RAND: Successful commissioners master a precarious balancing act

    Resignations from Gov. Paul LePage's cabinet prompted some thoughts about the precarious balancing act by successful commissioners of state agencies.

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    July 31, 2011

    Criticism of president shows short memories

    I have been upset by the unkind letters concerning our president. We Americans have such short memories. George Bush came to office inheriting a large surplus, which he squandered by an unprovoked attack on Iraq, claiming that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, despite evidence that he had not. Hussein was a tyrant, but […]

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    July 31, 2011

    UMA program promotes interest in college

    AUGUSTA -- Jared Lussier studied the model he and his classmates had created: a pavilion rendered in construction paper, wire and thin wooden dowels.

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    July 31, 2011

    MLB: Furbush traded to AL West worst M’s

    SEATTLE (AP) -- Dave Dombrowski and the Detroit Tigers hope they've grabbed the pieces to round out a playoff pitching staff. The Seattle Mariners just keep searching for the right pieces in their rebuilding efforts.

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    July 30, 2011

    Central Maine beats Norwalk in N.E. Babe Ruth Regional

    NORWALK, Conn. — Jacob Trask hit a two-run single in the top of the sixth and J.T. Nutting worked out of a jam in the seventh to lift Central Maine past host Norwalk 3-2 in a 13-year-old Babe Ruth New England Regional tournament game Saturday night.

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    July 30, 2011

    LEGION BASEBALL: Brewer rallies past Augusta, 12-11

    AUGUSTA — Augusta rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game, then scored two in the top of the 10th, only to have Brewer score three runs in the bottom of the 10th for a 12-11 victory in American Legion Baseball state tournament action Saturday. Gayton Post defeated […]

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    July 30, 2011

    Snowe, Collins don’t sign GOP objection to Reid plan

    That doesn't mean they support his proposal, however.

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    July 30, 2011

    China man charged after home invasion, sexual assault

    CHINA — A town resident is jailed after allegedly invading a home and sexually assaulting the occupant, a 21-year-old female neighbor. According to a Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office press release, James Bickford, 33, has been charged with two Class A crimes — robbery and gross sexual assault, along with Class B burglary and Class D […]