GARDINER — Nine-year-old Maize Hagerman was devastated when she heard two middle school students had vandalized the city’s Fairy Village at Steamboat Lane Nature Trail.
June 2012
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Temple family teaches by doing sustainable living
TEMPLE — Local living is an old idea that’s come around again, according to Chris and Ashirah Knapp, who have begun offering a new kind of three-day vacation.
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SNAPSHOT: Soaking wet walkers
DRENCHED: Bridget Lancaster and her daughter Emma walk into the town of Norridgewock during a heavy downpour of rain that was strong enough to force drivers off U.S. Route 2 on Thursday. “This is crazy,” Bridget Lancaster said. It was sunny ten minutes ago.”
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Michaud, Pingree oppose contempt finding against AG Holder
Rep. Mike Michaud votes ‘no,’ while Rep. Chellie Pingree joins other Democrats who walked off the House floor during the GOP-led contempt of Congress vote against the attorney general over the ‘Fast and Furious’ controversy.
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House votes to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt
The 255-67 vote marks the first time in American history that the head of the Justice Department has been held in contempt by Congress.
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CEO of conservative advocacy group joins Summers campaign
Lance Dutson, CEO of Maine Heritage Policy Center, will manage Summers’ bid for U.S. Senate
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Health care ruling: Statements from Maine’s delegation
Maine’s delegation responds to today’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the 2010 health reform law.
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Study: Mercury puts loon population at risk
Research on Adirondack loons found that birds with elevated mercury levels produced fewer chicks.
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Maine gay marriage coalition fundraising tops $1M
AUGUSTA — The coalition spearheading a campaign to legalize gay marriage in Maine says it has raised more than $1 million and has had one-on-one discussions about November’s referendum with more than 100,000 residents. Mainers United for Marriage held a press conference at the State House in Augusta on Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary […]
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Obama calls Supreme Court ruling a ‘victory’
Obama says the decision upholds the fundamental principle that in America – the wealthiest nation on earth – no one should fall into financial ruin because of an illness.