FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue snapped a three-game losing skid Monday afternoon at Prescott Field with a 2-0 win over Cony in an Eastern Maine Class A girls soccer game.
October 2011
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Portland joins Wall Street protests
PORTLAND — Dressed in everything from face paint to gorilla suits, about two dozen protesters marched through downtown Portland on Monday in support of Wall Street protesters who have occupied New York City’s financial district for weeks.
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Maine schools sliding in annual progress
AUGUSTA — Fewer Maine schools are clearing the ever-rising bar set by No Child Left Behind. According to a report released Monday by the Maine Department of Education, only 184 of the state’s 608 schools — 30.2 percent — are making “adequate yearly progress” toward the goal of all students reaching proficiency by 2013-14.
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Italian appeals court clears Knox
PERUGIA, Italy — Amanda Knox left prison Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American’s murder conviction in the sexual assault and stabbing death of her British roommate.
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LUGE: Clukey resumes training
Augusta’s Julia Clukey returned Monday to Lake Placid, N.Y., to train with the U.S. Luge team, six months after surgery curtailed her World Cup season.
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MIKE TIPPING: OneMaine’s basic argument too simplistic to fix state’s politics
It would be a mistake to dismiss the OneMaine political organization founded by recent independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler as simply an extension of his campaign or a personal political vehicle designed to carry him to victory in the next election.
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Senate confirms district court judge
WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously confirmed Nancy Torresen on Monday as a U.S. District Court judge for Maine.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Renovate historic sites under rules in effect then
The reason historic buildings are not cost-efficient to restore is because of the enormous overhead involved with dealing and complying with governmental agencies. In fact, none of the buildings Anthony Ronzio mentioned in his column on Sept. 22 could have been built in the first place if those rules, mandates, taxes, inspectors and obstacles had […]
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Basket bingo coming Oct. 23 in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A basket bingo fundraising event is planned for 1 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Farmington Elks Lodge. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Food concessions will be available.
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Household hazardous waste collection set
The Kennebec Valley Council of Governments, in conjunction with the town of Winslow, will host a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 15 at the Winslow Public Works facility, 135 Halifax St.