Three months of declining job creation have left the public increasingly glum, with only 3 out of 10 adults saying the country is headed in the right direction.
June 2012
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4-year-old girl dies when SUV hits minivan
Presque Isle police say the girl was killed when the minivan stopped to make a turn and was struck from behind by the SUV.
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Sports world artist LeRoy Neiman dies at 91
The media-savvy artist knew how to enthrall audiences with his instant renditions of the world’s biggest sport personalities and events.
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Fla. police chief at center of Martin probe fired
Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte says “we need to move forward with a police chief that all the citizens of Sanford can support.”
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Interim eastern Maine college president named
William Cassidy, who served as president of the college from 2003 to 2009, will take over on June 30.
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Maine deadline nears on pre-paid oil contracts
A new law responds to several recent cases of oil dealers taking money from Maine consumers, but then failing to supply the fuel.
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LePage honors Native American veterans
A Penobscot tribal elder and decorated veteran was a driving force behind establishing June 21 as a day to recognize Native Americans’ contributions to the military.
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Another day of high heat expected for Northeast
Water-guzzling residents who’ve been staying close to their air conditioners will have to get through one more day before temperatures are expected to start cooling down.
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MLB: Ortiz slam helps Sox down Marlins
BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz hit a grand slam for one of the Red Sox’s four homers as they set a season high in runs, beating the Miami Marlins 15-5 Wednesday night on the hottest day of the year in Boston.
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World’s smallest jet lands at aviation history talk
AUGUSTA — Stuffed into the cockpit of the world’s smallest jet, Peter Reny, who first learned to fly at Maine Instrument Flight while a junior at Cony High School, made a big, smoke-spewing entrance Wednesday night.