By Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle
July 2012
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Board of Environmental Protection accepts initiative to expand ban on BPA
AUGUSTA — State environmental regulators voted Thursday to move forward with consideration of new rules that would further limit the sale of products containing the chemical bisphenol-A, which some scientists have linked to learning disabilities in children.
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FEMA: Erosion by Whittier Road in Farmington isn’t an emergency
FARMINGTON — Local officials are predicting the imminent collapse of Whittier Road after federal officials decided not to declare a rapidly eroding riverbank on the Sandy River an emergency.
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Stratton resident, 81, drowns in Eustis while training hunting dogs
EUSTIS — A Stratton man training his dogs drowned Wednesday in Flagstaff Lake.
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Lawyer pleads not guilty to calling in bomb threats to Wilton schools
Attorney Ron Hoffman, accused of phoning in bomb threats to Wilton schools, submitted a not-guilty plea to two misdemeanor charges of terrorizing on Thursday, his lawyer said.
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Donald Stone charged with reckless conduct in Winslow firebomb case
WINSLOW — A 19-year-old man was summoned Thursday in connection with four firebombings earlier this month.
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Blood drives planned for July 24, 30
Two Red Cross blood drives are set for 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Millennium on Route 100 in Palmyra and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, July 30, at Sebasticook Valley Elks Lodge in Pittsfield.
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Bed race teams wanted in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan Parks & Recreation Department is accepting registrations for The Great Skowhegan Bed Race, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 2, during Moonlight Madness. Teams must consist of five people older than 14. For a complete set of rules and to register, visit the Skowhegan Community Center, 39 Poulin Drive; 474-6901.
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Meet Frank Schubert, the man behind four same-sex marriage opposition campaigns
MINNEAPOLIS — Four years ago, Frank Schubert was a well-paid political consultant for what he jokingly calls “the forces of evil” — tobacco, timber and pharmaceutical companies — when he agreed to lead the 2008 campaign to repeal gay marriage in California.
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CORRECTIONS
A story on page B2 Thursday should have said that Charles Raymond Bellows was convicted of aggravated assault for striking a victim in the back with a board in Waterville last April. The victim also was stabbed during the assault, but Bellows was not charged with that offense. It was a reporter’s error.