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March 2012
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Volunteers needed for endangered species program
Species of particular interest include Blanding’s turtles, spotted turtles, black racer snakes and New England cottontails.
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Maine seafood firm owner recognized by SBA
Michael Cote, owner of Look’s Gourmet Food Co. in the eastern Maine town of Whiting, is named the state’s Small Business Person of the Year.
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Maine Senate approves study of voter registration
In its original form, the bill would have required voters to provide picture IDs in order to cast ballots.
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Man to serve year in prison for bankruptcy fraud
Prosecutors say the 69-year-old concealed nearly $260,000 in assets and a payment from Baileyville for his employment as a police officer.
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Fake posts mock Kingcandidacy
On Twitter, “Angus King” muses about how Eliot Cutler needs to lay off the whoopie pies, describes a Republican senator from New Hampshire as a “yummy little morsel” and shares that Brad Pitt should play the younger version of himself in “AngusBall: The Movie.”
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Board discusses park questions
CHINA — Selectmen are trying to figure out what steps need to be taken first in plans to improve Thurston Park, the nearly 400-acre recreational area in the northeastern part of town.
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Fake posts mock King candidacy
On Twitter, “Angus King” muses about how Eliot Cutler needs to lay off the whoopie pies, describes a Republican senator from New Hampshire as a “yummy little morsel” and shares that Brad Pitt should play the younger version of himself in “AngusBall: The Movie.”
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SNAPSHOT: Sun hound
Mike Bradley, 71, works on his tan Tuesday as his beagle maintains a vigil outside their Augusta home. Bradley said the hound, a gift from his grandson, prefers keeping him company instead of chasing hares.
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Public to get look at bridge proposal
DRESDEN — A new $25 million Richmond-Dresden bridge will be at least 75 feet above the Kennebec River to allow the Coast Guard travel under it and upriver to break up ice.