Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to eliminate all state funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network has network officials scrambling to convince state legislators the money is crucial to the public broadcaster’s mission, and has longtime MPBN listeners and viewers angry and ready to take action.
March 2012
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Trista Reynolds doubts kidnapping
WATERVILLE — The mother of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds said she doesn’t believe her daughter was kidnapped.
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China rec committee to meet; planners to hold workshop
CHINA — The Recreation Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. today in the Town Office, with the heads of sports programs that use the town ball fields attending. Items to be discussed include the 2012-13 budget, the field lights and field conditions and maintenance.
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UPDATE: Big crash in Waterville
WATERVILLE — Six people were injured Sunday in a six-car accident on College Avenue directly in front of the fire station, police said.
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SPRING TRAINING: Buchholz focuses on offspeed pitches
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — After working on offspeed pitches in a simulated game, Clay Buchholz focused on them some more Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Powder blast sends woman to hospital
SKOWHEGAN — One person was taken to a local hospital Sunday afternoon and several others were examined at the scene after a giant cloud of fire-suppression powder was released without warning at the Irving Circle K station on Madison Avenue, which is also U.S. Route 201.
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Augusta homeowner finds furnace, tanks stolen
AUGUSTA — Copper piping has been popular burglar fodder for a number of years, but a Gage Street property owner got a big surprise recently when she discovered someone had made off with her home’s pipes and all the heating equipment to which it had been attached.
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Commission hears demand for online charter schools
AUGUSTA — Demand for a virtual charter school emerged as a major theme at a public input session with the State Charter School Commission last week.
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COLLEGE HOCKEY: Maine’s postseason drought ends
When the University of Maine hockey team heads to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007, the Black Bears will be able to board a bus, instead of a plane.
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ON MAINE POLITICS: Election bragging in gear
Maine GOP Chairman Charlie Webster said he’s identified 24 places in Maine where Republicans running for the Legislature can beat incumbent Democrats.