Foes and supporters of same-sex marriage are gearing up for five costly and bruising statewide showdowns in the coming months on an issue that evenly divides Americans.
March 2012
Farmingdale, Gardiner agree on boundary line
GARDINER — City councilors have accepted a boundary line agreement with Farmingdale that won’t affect property owners, but may create minor confusion for code enforcement.
Vienna proposed budget moves up $16,000
VIENNA — The $497,517 municipal budget proposal voters will tackle at the annual Town Meeting Saturday is up $16,000 from last year to fund more road work.
Somerville woman guilty on 7 counts
AUGUSTA — A Somerville woman on Thursday admitted bringing Klonopin pills with her to jail and stealing items from a pharmacy in Waterville and a dress from an Augusta store.
SNAPSHOT: Sap sucker
Shelley Bacon checks a vacuum pump in a maple grove Wednesday afternoon in Sidney. She said that plastic tubes are hooked up to about 1,800 trees stretching a mile up from the road. The sap will later be boiled into syrup at her family’s business, Bacon Farm Maple Products, at the corner of Pond and Goodhue Roads in Sidney. The state will celebrate Maine Maple Sunday on March 25.
COLLEGE SKIING: UMF men finish 10th in GS at nationals
NEWRY — The University of Maine at Farmington men’s Alpine ski team finished 10th in the giant slalom at the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association National Championships on Thursday at Sunday River Ski Resort.
More ads pulled, petition delivered in Limbaugh fight
SOUTH PORTLAND — The controversy over “The Rush Limbaugh Show” continued in the Portland area Thursday as protesters delivered a petition to WGAN-AM, a lawsuit was filed against a local marketing firm and more companies asked the radio station not to air their ads during Limbaugh’s program.
Efforts to repair gutted Clean Elections Act stalled
AUGUSTA — Efforts to patch up a gaping hole left by the courts in Maine’s public campaign financing law failed Thursday as the state Senate voted to remove the so-called “matching fund” provision from the law. The bill faces further House and Senate votes.
Police: Skowhegan man caught trespassing when spotted on camera
SKOWHEGAN — A Skowhegan man faces criminal charges after he allegedly was caught by a video security system inside the storage area of a duplex Sunday afternoon on Middle Road.
Guilty plea for Wintle
AUGUSTA — A former state legislator will spend 45 days in jail for pulling a gun on a stranger last May in a parking lot in Waterville.