WATERVILLE — It was nearly showtime and a crowd of hundreds packed the Opera House lobby, stairwells and corridors waiting for the doors to its newly renovated space to open.
April 2012
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Pratt & Whitney to add 400 jobs
NORTH BERWICK — Pratt & Whitney expects to add 400 jobs at its jet engine manufacturing plant over the next four years, bringing its work force to 1,700 as it ramps up production of the military’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and meets growing demand for engines for commercial airliners.
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‘Corrupt’ comment expanded
Gov. Paul LePage told state workers in a letter Friday that employees who have impeded his administration’s efforts to improve the culture of state government have been “corrupted by the bureaucracy.”
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DHHS chief: Payment errors by state had price tag of $10.7M
AUGUSTA — The state mistakenly paid $10.7 million to medical providers over a two-year period for patients who were ineligible for the Medicaid services they received, Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew said Friday.
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Conference highlights students’ skills
AUGUSTA — White doors arranged in Waterville Senior High School’s booth bore phrases like “leadership development,” “career preparation” and “civic awareness.”
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Local students, military members honored
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two local students have been named Horatio Alger State Scholars.
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Lithgow to host Sustainability Series
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Public Library will host a three-part series on sustainability, “It’s Not Easy Being Green,” during the month of May.
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St. Michael School honors students
AUGUSTA — St. Michael School has announced its third- and second-quarter honor roll students, and winners of its Modern Woodmen of American speech contest.
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AMY CALDER: Pulitzer-prize winner remembers his time in Maine
In the newspaper business, you meet all sorts of characters, both inside and outside the office.