CMP has made arrangements for closures of the Saco highway for 20-minute periods between midnight and 5 a.m. through Sunday.
June 2012
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Maine warning businesses of identity theft
The Secretary of State’s Office is working with the U.S. Secret Service and regional organizations to offer a seminar on how businesses can minimize specific identity theft threats.
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NBA FINAL: Heat 1 win from title
Hardly able to move, LeBron James returned from a left leg injury to make the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:54 remaining and the Miami Heat held off Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 104-98 victory on Tuesday night and a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
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Support groups to be offered in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, Inc. will offer grief support groups beginning Thursday at the 41 Main St. office. There is no cost to attend and all meetings are confidential. Each group will meet for six to eight sessions.
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SNAPSHOT: Just ducky
District Game Warden Steve Allaire clutches a Black Duck chick he retrieved Monday on Western Avenue in Augusta. Allaire intercepted a hen and six chicks attempting to cross the busy route at rush hour and retrieved two chicks that become separated from the brood after falling down a storm drain. The mother duck and four […]
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MoveOn to present Collins with ‘petition for democracy’
AUGUSTA — Supporters from the Greater Augusta Council of MoveOn plan to bring a “petition for democracy” to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office at the Federal Building at 2 p.m. today, according to a news release from the group.
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Many suggestions offered to spare increase in turnpike tolls
AUBURN — Increase tolls on out-of-staters, but leave Maine residents alone. Bring equity to Maine’s toll system by charging a flat rate per mile traveled. Turn over turnpike operations to the Maine Department of Transportation and eliminate tolls entirely. Start collecting tolls on Interstate 295 instead.
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Dechaine gets 3 months for drug possession
ROCKLAND — Dennis Dechaine was sentenced Tuesday to three months of imprisonment for misdemeanor drug possession in connection with a 2010 overdose at the Maine State Prison.
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Re-election question for Cornell du Houx vexes Dems
A state lawmaker’s refusal to say whether he will run for re-election despite the Maine Democratic Party’s call for him to drop out has created a dilemma for the party.
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Maine’s crime rate jumps 5.4 percent
Maine’s crime rate rose more than 5 percent in 2011, taking the second jump in as many years and the largest increase since 1975, in contrast to national trends.