AUGUSTA — A modified plan to restructure the Department of Health and Human Services earned strong support from a legislative committee Tuesday after the department proposed to keep more jobs in-house.
March 2012
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ATV retrieval rekindles memory of fall through ice
READFIELD — Harley Rines got his all-terrain vehicle back Tuesday, more than a week after it broke through the ice on Torsey Pond and he was left stranded on an island waiting for help.
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At Maine fundraiser,Obama will taste locally made cheese
MOUNT VERNON — Those paying thousands of dollars to dine with President Barack Obama at a fundraising dinner Friday will taste organic, sophisticated, high-end French cheese made from milk from an organic dairy farm in central Maine.
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Panel wants newspapers to keep publishing notices
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee has rejected a proposal, tucked into the supplemental budget proposed by Gov. Paul LePage, that removes a requirement that the state government publish public notices in newspapers.
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Man, 41, to serve time for indecency
AUGUSTA — A man who served 20 years for murdering his mother will spend three and a half years in prison after he accosted a clerk in an adult bookstore in Waterville last year while wearing only socks and sneakers.
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Maranacook Senior Center off to rollicking good start
READFIELD — The new Maranacook Senior Center/Cafe at Maranacook Community Middle School welcomed 16 local residents, ranging in age from 50 to 87, in its first week of operation this past week.
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Health-care law foes rally in Augusta
AUGUSTA — About 20 people shivered in the cold Tuesday morning on the granite portico at the Kennebec County Superior Courthouse, most holding “Hands Off My Healthcare” signs.
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Fifth-grade fund raiser had audience glued to seats
I recently attended a fifth-grade fund raiser at Manchester Elementary School called “Mind Games, Magic and Mental-ism” by Kent Axell Jr. Wow! What a show. The fifth-graders sold us our tickets, ushered us to our seats, sold concessions and helped with the show. They acted so grown up and so professional. The show was hilarious […]
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In Gardiner, coffee and ideas
GARDINER — City Manager Scott Morelli says he will be holding coffee meetings each month for residents to enjoy a cup of java and share their ideas and concerns.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL BOYS ALPINE SKIER OF THE YEAR: Daigle chooses team success over individual
Alec Daigle was confronted with a choice many times when he got into the starting gate this season: Ski conservatively and help the team win or go all out, taking risks trying to win an individual title.