Thirty-six years after its founding, Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable company, is finally loosening its purse strings to reward shareholders directly, by instituting a dividend and share buyback program.
March 2012
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Balloon pilot’s body found in Ga.
Edward Ristaino was taking five skydivers into the air Friday evening during a festival in Fitzgerald, Ga., when a storm hit.
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Maine’s avg. gas price creeps up a penny
The average price in Maine stands at three cents above the national average.
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Study of ‘meth babies’ finds behavior impact
Government data suggest more than 10 million Americans have used meth; fewer than 1 percent of pregnant women are users.
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Lawyer describes talk with Afghan killings suspect
Lawyer John Henry Browne said he met for more than three hours with Robert Bales, a 10-year Army veteran who is being held in an isolated cell at the military prison.
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Pattenaude to attend last UMS trustees meeting
Trustees last month approved his replacement, James Page, who’s CEO of James W. Sewall Co. in Old Town.
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Bill seeks to restore presidential primaries
Senate President Kevin Raye, the bill’s sponsor, represents Washington County, where Republicans were angered over how February’s caucuses were administered by the Maine GOP.
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SNAPSHOT: The Great Zembroski
Kevin Zembroski, of Farmingdale, balances upon a slack line Sunday afternoon in Capitol Park in Augusta. Zembroski and his friend Carylanne Wolfington, of Hallowell, were practicing their balancing act together in temperatures in the mid-70s on one of the last days of winter.
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Study: State houses at risk for corruption
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — State governments lack transparency and accountability to citizens, and they remain at high risk for corruption, according to a new study of all 50 statehouses.
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UPDATE: Car slams into five vehicles at Waterville intersection
WATERVILLE — At least three people were injured Sunday in a six-car accident on College Avenue directly in front of the fire station.