AUGUSTA — Northern Maine is turning into a magnet for the three major candidates for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat. Democrat Cynthia Dill was on her way Friday to Woodland for a series of appearances this weekend. Republican Charlie Summers is lined up for Potato Blossom Festival events in Fort Fairfield. And independent Angus King […]
July 2012
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SNAPSHOT: High above the chimney tops
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
Steeplewright Robert Hanscom works high above Hallowell on the Cox Memorial Methodist Church on Friday morning. Hanscom was hired to remove the old steeple last fall. Friday he was back to prepare a base to put a replacement steeple that he is building at his shop in Greene. Hanscom didn’t have a date set yet, but said that a crane will be lifting the replacement back into place in a few weeks. The steeple of nearby First Baptist Church – Hallowell can be seen at top left.
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Three hurt in Monmouth crash
Car reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign at U.S. Route 202 intersection.
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Brunswick, Maine: Art, Civil War and soon a train
With connections to Harriet Beecher Stowe and Joshua Chamberlain, this town of 23,000 is sometimes called the place where the Civil War began and ended.
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STILL LIFE: Tree thirst quencher
William Houghton waters newly planted trees at the corner of Commercial Street and Madison Avenue in downtown Skowhegan Wednesday.
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Parallels between ‘Dark Knight’ and the shooting
Several survivors remarked on their confusion as the attack unfolded at seeing a masked figure silhouetted in a gaseous haze and the sounds of real gunshots mingling with the film soundtrack.
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Security increased at movie theaters across country
AMC Theatres, the nation’s second largest chain, said it will not allow people to wear costumes or masks in its facilities.
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Pentagon: Military casualties in Colorado shooting
A spokesman says it’s not yet clear how many military casualties there were, or whether they were deaths or injuries.
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Maine education group responds to LePage comments
The group says the governor is using a Harvard report to “attack the state’s teachers, principals, superintendents and school board members.”
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Seven groups interested in owning Maine lighthouses
The two Maine lighthouses will be given away by the government after a detailed application process.