JEFFERSON — A Bunker Hill Road man escaped serious injury Friday when he grabbed an electrical line while falling from a deck.
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NEMITZ: Maine atheists seek lobbyist
Rarely does a news release headline jump off the screen like this one that landed last week in my inbox: “Maine Atheists to Organize State Lobbying Group This Month.”
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Self-proclaimed UFO victims meet in Gorham
GORHAM — Jim O’Connell, a Connecticut screenwriter and producer of “Terrestrial Extras,” a film based on his experiences as an alien abductee, set the stage at the Experiencers Speak conference Saturday.
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Expect little from post-convention Congress session
WASHINGTON — With the convention speeches finally delivered and dissected, Republicans and Democrats will return to Capitol Hill next week ready to get some work done, if only to prove to voters that they are better than Congress’ nearly single-digit approval rating indicates.
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Granting three wishes just the start for Madison teenager
MADISON — Fifteen-year-old Lanie Howes is not one for setting modest goals.
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Finnegan, Baumann
GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Shannon Finnegan and Benjamin Baumann were married July 2, 2011, at St. Anthony by the Sea in Gloucester, Mass.
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Hilton,Pelkey
NORRIDGEWOCK — Samantha A. Hilton and Reid E. Pelkey were married on Aug. 4, 2012, at The First Congregational Church of Norridgewock. The Rev. Nathan Richards performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Jim and Elizabeth Hilton of Norridgewock. The groom is the son of Raena Everett of Levant and Rod Pelkey of Clifton.
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Minoty,Curtis
VASSALBORO — Scott and Carol Minoty of Vassalboro have announced the engagement of their daughter, Tara Minoty to Nicholas Curtis, son of Lance and Marion Curtis of Fayette.
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ON MAINE POLITICS: Karl Rove praises Charlie Summers’ Senate campaign
Bloomberg Businessweek has an exclusive inside look at a recent meeting between Republican strategist Karl Rove and potential donors to his super PAC, American Crossroads. The story also has a Maine hook, as Rove gives his assessment of the U.S. Senate race.
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Feds say Sandy River erosion problem isn’t new
FARMINGTON — Federal officials say requirements for a riverbank stablization project on the Sandy River that could affect endangered Atlantic Salmon are not unique, despite assertions to the contrary from local officials.