The high school baseball and softball regional championship games scheduled to be played today in Standish, Bangor and Brewer have been postponed.
June 2012
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Angus King to opponents: No super PAC money
Democratic nominee Cynthia Dill commends King for his concern about the corrupting influence of money on politics, but Republican nominee Charlie Summers derides the proposal as “gimmickry.”
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Clinton voters reject increased road spending at Town Meeting
CLINTON — Voters narrowly rejected a proposal to raise annual funding for road construction by $135,000. Residents considered 41 articles in all during a referendum-style Town Meeting on Tuesday. All passed except the tax increase for roads and two articles that would have allowed drinking establishments in the town. In total, voters approved nearly $2 […]
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Engelhardt takes House 29 nomination
Robert Engelhardt beat John Ring 310-148 for the House District 29 Republican nomination on Tuesday.
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Bates, Gordon win in Windsor
WINDSOR — The chairman of the board of selectmen, Ray Bates, won another three-year term Tuesday and Daniel Gordon will be joining him there. Bates received 164 votes, and Gordon,160. A third candidate, Joseph Greenwood, received 119 votes. Results are unofficial.
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Manchester voters pick small park plan
MANCHESTER – Residents favored the smaller of two park proposals for the former site of the old fire station, by 25 votes.
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JetBlue passengers sue airline over pilot scare
According to the lawsuit and a federal indictment, witnesses on Flight 191 say Capt. Clayton Osbon ran through the cabin in a wild rant.
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Fairfield police log June 13
The Fairfield Police Department reported the following activity:
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Mountain fires devour homes in Colo., NM
With at least 19 large fires burning in nine states, President Obama says federal agencies are ready to provide personnel, equipment and emergency grants for states battling fire.
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Richmond elects Cummins, Poulin
RICHMOND — Incumbent Clarence Cummins and newcomer Gary Poulin were elected to the Board of Selectmen Tuesday. Cummins, with 160 votes, and Poulin, with 145 votes, were the top two vote-getters in a five-way race for two selectmen’s seats. Fred Browne came in third with 138 votes Pauline Beasley and David W. Guilmette each received […]