WESTBROOK — The Mission Possible Teen Center and A Company of Girls in Portland are two of 17 after-school programs scrambling to fill a funding gap after learning that they wouldn’t be getting any help from the state.
August 2012
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Romney, Obama swap criticism each others’ ads
BY JULIE PACE AND DAVID ESPO Associated Press PUEBLO, Colo. — Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama both deplored the pervasive presence of televised attack ads in the race for the White House on Thursday, though neither acknowledged being helped as well as harmed. Each blamed his foe. Romney went first, saying of the president’s […]
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Pilot uninjured in plane crash at Norridgewock airport
NORRIDGEWOCK — The pilot of a plane that crashed after it landed at a Norridgewock airport Tuesday was uninjured, but there was some damage to the aircraft.
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Obama, Romney deplore use of televised attack ads in race
Neither candidate admits being helped as well as harmed by the negative campaign advertising.
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STILL LIFE: Big Truck Day
Ellie Theriault, 13, sits with her brother Aaron, 5, in the driver’s seat of a snow removal machine on Thursday morning during Big Trucks Day at the Concourse in downtown Waterville. The event was sponsored by the Waterville Public Library and the Waterville Public Works Department.
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Fayette teen charged in Mount Vernon arson
A Fayette teenager has been summoned on a charge of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed a vacant home in Mount Vernon last month.
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State cuts leave gaps in after-school programs
WESTBROOK — The Mission Possible Teen Center and A Company of Girls in Portland are two of 17 after-school programs scrambling to fill a funding gap after learning that they wouldn’t be getting any help from the state.
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Lobster meal costs still high, despite rock-bottom fresh meat prices
CAPE ELIZABETH — Most tourists who come to Maine aren’t about to go home without eating lobster — and they’re not going to be deterred by high prices.
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Obama, Romney criticize attack ads
PUEBLO, Colo. — Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama both deplored the pervasive presence of televised attack ads in the race for the White House on Thursday, though neither acknowledged being helped as well as harmed. Each blamed his foe.