AUGUSTA — Legislative Democrats said Wednesday they will try to persuade their Republican colleagues to stick by their earlier votes and pass a $20 million borrowing proposal for research and development projects as lawmakers consider whether to override vetoes of that measure and three other bills by Gov. Paul LePage.
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Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: Indians have long wait
Skowhegan will probably enter the Eastern A softball tournament as the No. 5 seed. The Indians moved up to that spot from seventh by defeating both Bangor and Brewer last week.
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Occupiers still active in Portland
PORTLAND — It’s been almost four months since members of the Occupy Maine movement were evicted from Lincoln Park in the final act of several weeks of tension between occupiers and city officials.
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Panel votes hurt fuel program
A key U.S. Senate committee that includes Sen. Susan Collins of Maine narrowly passed two measures last week that would all but end a Pentagon program that seeks to transition the military away from fossil fuels — without a vote from Collins.
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Poor economic prospects for daughter drove Dunlap to US Senate race
A declaration by Matthew Dunlap’s young daughter pushed him to run for U.S. Senate. She told him that she wanted to live in her hometown of Old Town forever — a prospect that Dunlap says concerned him because of the area’s uncertain economic opportunities.
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Bloodshed continues in Syria
BEIRUT — Thirteen bound corpses, many apparently shot execution-style, were discovered in eastern Syria, U.N. observers said Wednesday, days after the massacre of more than 100 people provoked international outrage and the coordinated expulsion of Syrian diplomats from world capitals.
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Wilton hopes EPA grant will help restart tax flow
WILTON — A $200,000 federal Environmental Protection Agency grant will pay for most of the cost to clean up a contaminated former tannery building, giving town officials hope they will be able to soon start collecting taxes again on the abandoned industrial site.
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Driver in fatal crash wants license back
FARMINGTON — A Dexter man who crashed an 18-wheeler into a YMCA minivan in August, killing a 12-year-old girl from Connecticut, is contesting a three-year license suspension.
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Wayne’s Ride, Barbecue planned
NEW VINEYARD — The second annual Wayne’s Ride and Barbecue to honor Wayne A. Fletcher will be held Monday, June 9. Fletcher was killed in a motorcycle accident near the Big Apple store in Wilton in June 2010.
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Volunteers honoredOrganizations, individuals recognized for community service
SKOWHEGAN — Recipients of the 2012 Spirit of America Foundation Tribute for outstanding community service throughout Somerset County were recently honored at a ceremony at the Skowhegan-Madison Elks Lodge.