Gov. LePage calls the new law another step toward reducing the red tape for job creators.
March 2012
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Girl helicoptered to Lewiston following rush-hour accident
AUGUSTA — A 14-year-old girl was taken by helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with head injuries after being struck by a car during rush hour, police said.
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SNAPSHOT: On spring rake
Spring rake: Cindy Hall rakes up leaves Sunday on the lawn of her Monmouth home as temperatures hover in the 70s. “This is the earliest I’ve done spring cleaning,” she said of touching up the lawn of the home she’s lived in for 30 years.
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Jury convicts man of unlawful sexual contact
AUGUSTA — A jury on Friday convicted an Augusta man of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching.
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AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA — The following is a list of cases closed between March 8 and 14, 2012, in Augusta District Court:
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Vassalboro meeting on Wednesday
VASSALBORO — A special School Board and Budget Committee meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Vassalboro Community School.
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Short circuit in wiring faulted in release of powder
SKOWHEGAN — A short circuit in the wiring of a fire suppression system at the Irving Circle K service station Sunday was the apparent cause of a plume of white powder released onto cars and people.
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Pittston elects officials
PITTSTON — Timothy Marks won a seat on the Board of Selectmen on Monday with 99 votes, according to Town Clerk Ann Chadwick.
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Hospital Street blaze cause tough to know
AUGUSTA — Fire investigators are unlikely ever to know what sparked a Hospital Street blaze last week that left several people homeless.
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HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Warm, spring welcome for players, coaches
It wasn’t quite spring training in Fort Myers, Fla., but Monday’s opening day of the spring high school season here in Central Maine sure felt like it. With the thermometer nudging 70 degrees, many players went outside and practiced in shorts and T-shirts.