So far, the government has distributed about $2 billion in aid to 11 states. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are seeking another $83 billion.
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Somerset County Commissioners to name interim administrator today
Larry Post, of St. Albans, resigned Tuesday
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Legislators take oath, LePage takes aim
The governor criticizes the Democrats’ decision to hire a cameraman to film his public events as “vulgar, vicious and vile.”
Posted inNation & World, News
Jazz icon, composer Dave Brubeck dies at 91
Brubeck and his quartet brought jazz to the mainstream of American audiences.
Posted inNation & World, News
Astronaut, cosmonaut brace for whole year in space
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly says it will be like spending a whole year at the office. And you never get to leave.
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Michaud gets top Democratic post on vets committee
The new position will give Maine’s U.S. Senator significant influence over a committee that handles issues affecting the nation’s military personnel.
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Citigroup to cut more than 11,000 jobs
Most of them, about 6,200, will come from Citi’s consumer banking unit, which handles everyday functions like branches and checking accounts.
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Belcher’s mother to dying girlfriend: ‘Stay with me’
“She’s still breathing but please hurry,” Cheryl Shepherd says on the recording of her call with Kansas City emergency dispatchers.
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Northern Maine makes Lonely Planet travel list
Lonely Planet features the ‘top half of the Maine thumb’ in its guide to slightly overlooked places.
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Dictionary says words of the year are capitalism, socialism
Democracy, globalization, marriage and bigot — all touched by politics — made the Top 10, in no particular order.