Peggy Beck of China takes three Greyhounds on a walk up Stanley Hill Road in China on Saturday. The Greyhounds are all retired racers that were brought to Maine by the Maine Greyhound Placement Service in Augusta. From left to right is Athena, Pedro and Cooper.
March 2012
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Palermo voters approve changes for Town Office
PALERMO — Town Meeting voters started implementing recommended changes for the Town Office Saturday.
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New head of RSU 38 selected
READFIELD — The assistant superintendent of the Bangor School Department will become Regional School Unit 38’s superintendent this summer.
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Sudden end for Augusta publication
AUGUSTA — The Capital Weekly — which had circulated in greater Augusta for 17 years — three sister publications and an entertainment magazine ceased abruptly Friday.
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Friends, father ask others to believe Ayla remains alive
WINSLOW — When the paternal family of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds was displaced from their home by a two-week forensic investigation, a family in a neighboring town offered them food, clothing and a place to stay.
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Objections persist about CMP smart meters
Even as Central Maine Power has installed more than 600,000 smart meters in Maine, including nearly all in the greater Augusta area, some critics are still raising safety concerns about the wireless power readers.
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Separate system for new workers?
AUGUSTA — The state’s 70-year-old pension system may soon be retired.
After dealing with decades of underfunding and the 2008 stock market crash, lawmakers are considering freezing enrollment in the $10 billion retirement system.
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Double dip debate before Legislature
AUGUSTA — Ten Maine public employees took in an average of $168,000 each last year by collecting a salary and a state retirement pension at the same time, data from the Maine Public Employees Retirement System shows.
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MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY: Merrimack evens series with Maine
ORONO — In a penalty-filled, brawl-marred hockey game, Merrimack College avoided elimination in the Hockey East tournament, with a 5-2 win over the University of Maine Saturday night, before 4,594 at Alfond Arena.
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Benton voters approve town budget; tax rate stays same
BENTON — Voters at the annual Town Meeting on Saturday stayed close to projected spending recommendations for the coming year, keeping the tax rate at $11.50 for every $1,000 in property valuation.
Approved articles brought spending for 2012 to just over $807,000, or about $62,000 less than last year.