PORTLAND — A 24-year-old Portland man died and two other men were injured Wednesday in an apparently random predawn shooting on India Street, the city’s first homicide of 2012.
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Stakes huge in Alzheimer’s drug tests
Results of three promising drugs will be known this year. If all fail, drug firms may give up the search.
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LePage, Pingree fight about Medicaid expansion continues
WASHINGTON — The political fight over Maine’s Medicaid programs continued Wednesday as Gov. Paul LePage accused U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of becoming “part of the jet-setting Washington culture that keeps people dependent on government handouts.”
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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Augusta readies for Zone 2 tournament
BY MATT DIFILIPPO Staff Writer The American Legion Zone 2 baseball tournament finally has a location and schedule. The tournament will be July 21-23 at the McGuire and Morton Fields in Augusta. Games will begin at 10 a.m. on July 21 and the championship game is scheduled for 1 p.m., July 23. All games are […]
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MAINE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP: Sweet keeps lead
NEWRY — You can tell how a golfer’s round went by the way he walks down the 18th fairway. You see slumped shoulders and a hanging head, you know it’s been a tough day.
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Tree falls on China woman
CHINA — A local woman was flown to a hospital Wednesday after a tree fell on her.
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Poll: Women support gay marriage, Obama
PORTLAND — If Maine’s female voters have their way, Barack Obama will easily win re-election, Maine will overwhelmingly approve same-sex marriage, contraception will be covered by insurance like any other health service, and government will focus more on investing in education than cutting taxes.
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Maine Turnpike Authority to hold Gardiner public hearing Monday to discuss tolls
GARDINER — The Maine Turnpike Authority will hold a public meeting in Gardiner on Monday to discuss its proposal to raise tolls.
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Madison class of 1972 seeks information
MADISON — Madison Memorial High School’s class of 1972 will celebrate its 40th reunion from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, July 21, at Best Western Plus/The Waterville Grand Hotel.
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Live, Dance Strong accepting donations
WINTHROP — Benefit performance Live & Dance Strong is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center. Donations will be accepted for the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta in memory of Richard J. Randall, former president of the University of Maine at Augusta.