The Oscar-winning actor was one of three high-profile guests to take part in the Maine college’s commencement ceremony.
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Body of missing Portland man recovered from Cathance River
Santana Dubon, 32, of Portland, apparently drowned after his canoe capsized Saturday night
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Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian show after threats
Lady Gaga canceled her sold-out show in Indonesia after Islamist hard-liners threatened violence. Some accused police of buckling to the will of a small group of thugs.
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Senator asks airlines to drop seat fee for young kids
Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow young children to sit with their families without paying extra.
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Syria denies massacre, UN council meets
The Syrian government blamed the killings on “hundreds of heavily-armed gunmen”, who also attacked soldiers in the area, it said.
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SNAPSHOT: Monumental task
Nate Taczli power washes one of the monuments in the Hallowell Cemetery on Friday morning. He and another Masciadri Monuments employee were cleaning stones in the cemetery located on Water Street.
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KENNEBEC VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Watson reaches goals at meet
BATH — Taylor Watson wanted to make an impact at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B meet Saturday, and he wanted to bring some impressive seed times with him to the Class C state meet the following week.
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BOYS LACROSSE: Smith sparks Hawks
NEWCASTLE — Toby Smith had two goals and two assists as Maranacook/Winthrop beat Lincoln 10-1 in boys lacrosse action.
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Maine Heritage Center: Much ado about nothing
It wasn’t the best of weeks for the Maine Heritage Policy Center.
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Maine’s forgotten dead
AUGUSTA — A disturbing memory has haunted Karen Evans since she was a patient at the Augusta Mental Health Institute in the early 1960s.