AUGUSTA — A state commission voted Tuesday to approve the opening of two charter schools — an elementary school in Cornville in this coming school year and a science-oriented high school in Portland in 2013.
July 2012
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Family says China stabbing victim’s criminal history is not the whole story
CHINA — When Danielle Dodge remembers her cousin James, she’ll think of them splashing away the summer heat in a swimming hole or chasing each other around the yard.
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Old Hallowell Day will celebrate 250th birthday
HALLOWELL — Someone is celebrating a big birthday this weekend.
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OLYMPICS: Organizers say woes are minor
LONDON (AP) — London Games officials dismissed concerns Tuesday over a lost bus driver, a scramble for more security guards and some rain-soaked venues — embarrassments that had one tabloid newspaper headline using the Olympic rings to spell out the word “OOPS!”
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City council vote on Waterville police station put off a week
WATERVILLE — It will be at least another week before the City Council votes on whether to build a new police station at Colby Circle instead of at Head of Falls.
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Lobstermen head back to the ocean, but prices remain low
Lobstermen who tied up for a few days, hoping to drive prices for their catch higher, apparently headed back to sea Tuesday, but without signs of having affected prices.
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COMMENTARY — ON GOLF: Time not on Westwood’s side
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — This is not Lee Westwood’s last chance to win a major. It might not even be his best chance.
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Bingham and Moscow reject SAD 13 budget for second time
BINGHAM — School Administrative District 13 voters in Bingham and Moscow rejected the proposed $3.1 million budget for 2012-13 in referendum voting Tuesday.
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Review: Two New Jersey families show their sour side in ‘The Oranges’
“A recent poll says that New Jersey is one of the most livable states in America. The poll has a margin of error of one hundred percent.”
— Conan O’Brien
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MIFF Movie Review: ‘The Oranges’ confusing, strangely satisfactory
“A recent poll says that New Jersey is one of the most livable states in America. The poll has a margin of error of one hundred percent.”