Laura Whatley, of Whatley Farm in Topsham, left, holds a bag open for customer Selma Holden, of Hallowell, to load up with golden beets on Wednesday afternoon at the Gardiner Farmers Market Wednesday afternoon on the Gardiner Common. The market is held there every Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m.
October 2012
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Police looking for more child sex-abuse victims in Gorham
Michael Emerson, 48, volunteered with a youth group and allegedly abused at least three young children.
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STILL LIFE: Reaching new heights
Avid gardener Sam Shapiro reaches up a 13-foot tomato plant to pluck green tomatoes at his home in Waterville. Shapiro said he has never seen such a tall plant in his 50-years of gardening.
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Video: Lehrer’s 3 worst debate questions
Most everyone agrees Mitt Romney won the first presidential debate, at least on style points, but most everyone also agrees moderator Jim Lehrer was awful. He had no control and asked inane questions worthy of a cable access debate for dog catcher. Jay DeDapper has Lehrer’s worst three “questions” and why they were so dumb. […]
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Following lackluster debate, Obama attacks Romney’s ‘dishonesty’
The Obama campaign says while Romney was sharp, he misled people the American people about his policies and ‘danced’ around specifics.
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Movie Review: ‘Arbitrage’, starring Richard Gere, a house of cards
“Arbitrage” skates smoothly across the polished marble floors of Wall Street, the inlaid imported teak floors of Park Avenue, the wet asphalt of Harlem and the dark silk sheets of the unimaginably rich.
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Dead River gets into Maine electricity market
The company’s move into electricity comes 12 years after Maine deregulated its electric industry. Another new entrant is Gulf Oil.
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U.S. trade ambassador to investigate Canadian paper deal
Maine papermakers have expressed concerns that a government rescue package to a Nova Scotia mill could threaten jobs in Maine.
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Maine police comb remote woods on tip not related to Ayla
It’s a case police have “been working on for some time,” but they won’t divulge details.
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Red Sox fire Valentine after 1 tumultuous season
Valentine went 69-93 in his only year in Boston, the ballclub’s worst season in almost 50 years.