BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins continued their pre-lockout signing strategy Tuesday, agreeing with forward Tyler Seguin on a six-year, $34 million contract extension.
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Partisan jibes — but not politics — on hold for 9/11
The presidential campaigns pulled their negative ads and scheduled no rallies. But both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney stayed in the public eye as the nation marked the 11th anniversary of the jetliner crashes that left nearly 3,000 dead.
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CORRECTIONS: Family Fun Day, RSU 18
An information box accompanying a story on page B1 Monday about a family fun day planned for Saturday at Inland Hospital in Waterville reported the event date incorrectly. The event is scheduled for Sept. 15. It was a copy editor’s error.
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Florida investigating K12 virtual school firm
A company seeking to operate a full-time virtual charter school in Maine is under investigation in Florida because of allegations it used uncertified teachers and tried to get employees to assist in concealing that fact from school district officials.
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State launches new plan to promote literacy
The initative, Literacy for ME, calls for communities to develop their own plans to improve the literacy of their residents from birth to adulthood.
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Today’s Editorial Cartoon: Convention Bounce
Obama gets bounce from Clinton’s Democratic Convention speech
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LePage wants CanaRX deal
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage wants to find a way to allow a Canadian company that sells mail-order prescription drugs at deep discounts to resume operations in Maine, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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Kevin Raye takes to the air before incumbent Rep. Mike Michaud
Today a campaign advertisement for Raye, the Republican challenger from Perry, will appear on TV stations in Bangor, Portland and Presque Isle.
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Farmington calls in National Guard to help with erosion problem
FARMINGTON — State and local officials could build a bypass road for the endangered Whittier Road, which has been threatened by bank erosion along the Sandy River.
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Doniger to speak at Colby tonight
WATERVILLE — The department of religious studies at Colby College will host Professor Wendy Doniger at 7 tonight at Colby’s Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building. Doniger is a scholar of comparative religion and Hinduism.