Lora Briggs, 86, directs her son-in-law, Howard Cooke, how to display ribbons recently at her Monmouth home. Briggs said that Cooke mows, trims, and hangs the holiday ornaments with only limited supervision. “He’s really improved the last 10 years,” she joked.
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PHOTOS: Blaine House Christmas decorations
About 30 members of the Kennebec Valley Garden Club decorated the downstairs, public areas of the governor’s mansion, at the corner of State and Capital streets in Augusta, on Tuesday.
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Tea party leader quits group, cites internal split
Eased out with an $8 million payout provided by a Republican fundraiser, former GOP House Majority Leader Dick Armey says he has left FreedomWorks.
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Farmingdale woman hurt in Litchfield Road crash Tuesday afternoon
Police believe driver may have suffered a medical problem.
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Maine Democrats likely to retake four top positions
Matthew Dunlap, Janet Mills, Neria Douglass and Pola Buckley are virtual locks to become the state’s constitutional officers.
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Prosecutor-turned-fugitive ordered back to Maine
James Cameron, whose child porn convictions were upheld, will face charges of violating bail.
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Salmon snagged as FDA moves slowly
The agency says the modified Atlantic salmon are safe to eat, but a final OK may be years away.
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LA mayor in talks to end 8-day port strike
Union clerical workers continue to strike 10 terminals at the nation’s busiest port complex and dockworkers won’t cross picket lines.
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Hallowell police probe apparent suicide in city lot
HALLOWELL — Police believe an Augusta man found dead in a city-owned parking lot Monday died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Augusta, Gardiner city clerks to open for marriage licenses Dec. 29
AUGUSTA — City Center will open for three hours to issue marriage licenses Dec. 29, the first day gay couples in Maine may get married.