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    October 1, 2012

    Births: Aug. 27-Sept. 13

    LEWISTON -- A son, Kayden Lee Hodgkins, was born Sept. 13 at Central Maine Medical Center to Brittany Kimball of Readfield and Kyle Hodgkins of Rumford.

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    October 1, 2012

    Citing costs, LePage quits national governors’ group

    AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has pulled the state out of membership in the National Governors Association, saying the state is not getting enough benefits for its $60,000-a-year membership fee. He also is urging other state officials to review whether they are getting value from the various national groups and associations to which they pay […]

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    October 1, 2012

    SAD 11 among six districts given aid to evaluate teachers

    AUGUSTA -- Six school districts, including Gardiner-based School Administrative District 11, will share nearly $25 million in federal money to create teacher evaluation systems, the Maine Department of Education announced this weekend.

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    October 1, 2012

    Mid-Maine Homeless shelter to hold open house next Monday

    WATERVILLE -- The new Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter on Colby Street will host an open house next week with a speech by Gov. Paul R. LePage, former co-chairman of the shelter's Board of Directors.

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    October 1, 2012

    Monmouth students hear first hand history lesson

    MONMOUTH -- Sixth grade students at Monmouth Middle School recently listened to Rose Goodwin relate her experiences living as a young girl in London during World War II.

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    October 1, 2012

    Schools boost nutrition in bids to comply with federal guidelines

    PITTSTON -- There was something just a little different about the macaroni and cheese that cafeteria workers heaped onto students' trays at Pittston Consolidated School.

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    October 1, 2012

    Off the Trail: Strong views in small, struggling town

    Another in a weekly series on what Mainers across the state say about the race for the White House – and what they want from the next president. MILLINOCKET – There’s a verse in the Bruce Springsteen song “My Hometown” that could have been written about Millinocket: “Now Main Street’s whitewashed windows and vacant stores […]

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    October 1, 2012

    Marriage warriors study lay of the land

    Vote tallies from 2009 may show them where in Maine their strength lies. Or 2012 could surprise them.

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    October 1, 2012

    COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Duplissie, Johnson score 2 each in Thomas win

    WATERVILLE — Dakota Duplissie and Marcus Johnson each scored two goals to lead Thomas to a 4-1 win against Colby-Sawyer in North Atlantic Conference men’s soccer Sunday. Thomas is 6-1-2 overall and 2-0-1 in NAC play.

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    October 1, 2012

    MLB: Sagging Red Sox lose to Orioles

    BALTIMORE (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are in the middle of the AL East pennant race, although not exactly in the fashion they envisioned at the beginning of the season.