VASSALBORO — Residents approved the $1.7 million town budget late Monday night, but the results of the school budget ratification vote won’t be known for at least a few weeks.
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House District 29
Results were unavailable late Tuesday in the race for the House District 29 Republican nomination. Candidates were Robert Engelhardt and John Ring, both of Pittsfield.
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AARP volunteers made noise for seniors in Augusta
This year, I was one of a team of volunteers who worked with AARP in Augusta during the legislative session. Our goal was to address critical issues on behalf of the 228,000 AARP members in Maine. I enjoyed serving as an advocate for those 50 or older in our state, especially for those who may […]
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NFL: Addai switches sides in rivalry
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New Patriots running back Joseph Addai isn’t concerned about switching sides in one of the NFL’s fiercest rivalries.
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OUR OPINION: Fifth high school year has obstacles, but solutions exist
High school graduation is a mixed blessing for too many Maine families.
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Wilton Board of Selectmen
WILTON — The result of a special election for a Board of Selectmen seat was not available by press time Tuesday evening.
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Franklin County sheriff and 911 center
FARMINGTON — Results of the referendum vote on a new $598,300 emergency 911 dispatch center for Franklin County and the two-way Republican primary race for sheriff were not available by press time Tuesday evening.
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Don’t forget wars paid for entirely by debt
The June 4 letter, “Obama’s bookkeeping creative, short of reality” attributes to Barack Obama a “75 percent increase in national debt, from $9 trillion to nearly $16 trillion.” Googling “national debt by year” reveals $10.6 trillion in the month of the most recent presidential inauguration and $15.7 trillion last month. Half of 10.6 is 5.3, […]
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East-west road should be named Heartbreak Highway
The area around Shirley, Blanchard and Moxie is about the only place left in Central Maine where everyday Mainers can roam, hunt and fish without gates and fees. The landowners there let us roam there as long as we respect their land. This highway will cut the state in half. Ninety-nine percent of Mainers can’t […]
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Bipartisan glimmers for corporate tax reform
On April 1, when Japan lowered its corporate tax rate, this country’s 35 percent tax rate became the highest in the industrialized world.