AUGUSTA — A moose that has made the rounds in north Augusta in recent weeks was shot and killed Friday as it ran toward traffic on Interstate 95.
August 2012
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Regional School Unit 2: Monmouth’s withdrawal proposal almost complete
MONMOUTH — The group working on the town’s withdrawal from Regional School Unit 2 is putting the finishing touches on the town’s proposal to school administrators.
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Augusta School Department lists bus runs
AUGUSTA — Augusta School Department has announced its bus schedules for the 2012-13 school year.
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China to hold hearing Tuesday on proposed off-road truck park
CHINA — Jeffrey LaVerdiere hopes to transform his 605 acres off Parmenter Hill Road into an off-road truck park where large trucks and Jeep-type vehicles can drive on old tote roads.
Posted inPolitics
Akin hears backers, rebukes party
The embattled Senate candidate, buoyed by small donations, vows to stay in the race.
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Paul delegates not seated, LePage to skip convention
WASHINGTON — The 20 Ron Paul supporters hoping to represent Maine as delegates to the Republican National Convention lost their appeal on Friday, prompting Gov. Paul LePage to skip next week’s event and heightening tensions within the Maine GOP.
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Republican group buys Dill ads, may boost Summers
PORTLAND — A Republican group has begun airing a television ad intended to boost Republican Charlie Summers’ bid for the U.S. Senate.
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Moose killed in Augusta when it gets too close to I-95
“It was an imminent threat to public safety,” said Game Warden Steve Allaire. “We had to euthanize it.”
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China truck park hearing scheduled for Tuesday
LaVerdiere’s proposal for the Wicked Hills Off-Road Truck Park at 271 Parmenter Hill Road, known locally as Moe’s Mountain, comes up for public hearing before the Planning Board at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Town Office, 571 Lakeview Drive.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: 4th Amendment still applies even with our new technology
Even many who cherish the “original meaning” of the Constitution recognize that provisions drafted in the 18th century must be interpreted in light of changing technology.