A personal water craft zooms across Maranacook Lake on Thursday afternoon in Winthrop. Today should be another good day to be out on the water as the weather forecast is for mostly sunny skies with high temperatures in the low 80s.
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Logger dies in Jackman woods accident
JACKMAN — A heavy-equipment mechanic from Canada was killed Wednesday in a timber-harvesting accident in this northern Somerset County town, police said Thursday.
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LEGION ROUNDUP: Pulver, Camp lift Subway to win
WATERVILLE — Ryan Pulver and Donald Camp each had RBI singles in a six-run sixth inning to snap a 5-5 tie and lift Subway to an 11-5 win over Madison in an American Legion Zone 2 game Thursday at Coombs Field.
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Lance DiPietro guilty of assault
AUGUSTA — Lance A. DiPietro, an uncle of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds, of Waterville, was convicted Thursday of an assault that occurred in February and was apparently related to allegationsthat the toddler’s father, his brother, was involved in her disappearance.
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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Post 51 finally breaks through vs. Augusta
WATERVILLE — One of the many interesting things about baseball is that an ace pitcher can magically turn a game between the last-place team and the league leader into an even matchup.
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Cyclists, pedestrians wary of US program cuts
Advocates for making Maine friendlier for cyclists and walkers are expressing concerns about federal funding cuts to programs that communities use often to pay for bicycle lanes, crosswalks and road safety programs aimed at schoolchildren.
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$56,000 spent on legislators
The $56,876 groups spent on events for state lawmakers during the recent legislative session may not seem like much money when compared to the $7.5 million organizations paid lobbyists to influence policymaking.
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Former UMF president in line to lead USM
PORTLAND — Selma Botman, embattled president of the University of Southern Maine for four years, is stepping aside as head of the state’s second-largest university to take on a new role encouraging international students to enroll in Maine’s public colleges and universities.
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Katz has gall to crow about draconian reforms
Sen. Roger Katz recently sent a communication to his constituents about the recent Legislature’s “significant legislative achievements” and his part in them. Sure, they and he lowered tax rates, especially for the wealthiest Mainers like him, who got the lion’s share of the benefit. Their (and his) reform of the health insurance system included provisions […]