AUGUSTA — The governor’s line item veto power, which is at the eye of the latest budget storm in the State House, had remained dormant since 1995 when Maine voters overwhelmingly authorized the idea.
April 2012
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One last roundup
The first reunion, 10 years after we walked the stage, was held, I was told, in the old gymnasium that still smelled of sweat and old sneakers.
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A lesson in self-defense at the Grange
Taking a good swing with her cane, 95-year-old Bea Campbellton knocked a plastic knife out of the hand of Karen Jones.
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Women voters key in race for next senator
Women such as Nancy Ciocca of South Portland may well decide who will be Maine’s next U.S. senator. You don’t have to be a political scientist to understand the power of female voters. Just listen to the presidential campaigns arguing almost daily over who really cares more about women. The national campaign rhetoric about a […]
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Unity College project raises chickens for the needy
The project also promotes sustainability and trains college students to be farmers by giving them hands-on experience.
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MLB: It gets worse for Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Booed off the field as he made yet another trip to the pitchers’ mound, Bobby Valentine searched for something encouraging to take out of Boston’s fifth consecutive loss.
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MLB: Red Sox make trade for Byrd
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox acquired center fielder Marlon Byrd from the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in an attempt to shore up their injury-plagued outfield and reverse an early season slide.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Eagles topple Blue Devils
LEWISTON — Nate DelGiudice, Luke Vigue and Ryan Erskine each scored two goals to lead the Messalonskee High School boys lacrosse team past Lewiston 8-4 in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A game Saturday.
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Record Store Day recognizes independent music stores
SCARBOROUGH — Pete Maestre grinned as he flipped through the racks of vinyl records at the Bull Moose Music warehouse store Saturday.
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Morning Sentinel police log: April 22, 2012
IN ATHENS, Friday at 3:43 p.m., an assault was reported on North Road.