MacFarlane’s edgy jokes about domestic violence, women’s bodies and Jews offended some, but ratings were their best in three years.
February 2013
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Feds order Boston-NY discount buses shut down
The order comes after Massachusetts officials find serious problems with eight Fung Wah buses, including cracks in their frames.
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Bill would create jury opt-out for older Mainers
The bill’s sponsor says there’s no need to add stress to the lives of elderly people by requiring them to serve on juries.
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Agents raid suspected South Thomaston meth lab
Tuesday’s raid was the third this month, after a record 13 raids in 2012.
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School parking lot on planners’ agenda
WATERVILLE — The Planning Board on Monday will consider a final plan by Mt. Merici Academy for a 18,000-square-foot parking lot and drop off area to be built off upper Western Avenue.
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NH woman, 95, to open Memorial Bridge a 2nd time
When Eileen Foley was 5, she was picked out of a crowd of 5,000 people for the ribbon-cutting honors on Aug. 17, 1923. Now she’s scheduled to do it again.
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Competition fierce in Maine, even for low-wage jobs
A liberal advocacy organization’s report stirs bipartisan calls for state policies to expand employment opportunities.
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Maine bill seeks to regulate police use of drones
Stateline reported earlier this month that nine law enforcement agencies in six states have been authorized to use drones.
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Maine group wants to create entrepreneur plate
The proposed license plate would have the group’s acorn logo on the side. The bottom of the plate would read, “Support Entrepreneurship. Start Small. Accomplish Big.”
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New-home sales jump to highest in 4½ years
Though new homes represent less than 20 percent of the housing sales market, they have an outsize impact on the economy.