The state proposes to trim its budget by asking local districts to pay significantly more for public school teachers’ retirement costs.
February 2013
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Wardens will resume search for Rangeley Lake snowmobilers Wednesday
RANGELEY — The Maine Warden Service will resume the search Wednesday for three snowmobilers believed to have died in Rangeley Lake in late December.
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‘Very sexual’ photos at issue in Zumba case
The prosecution says the photos are proof of prostitution, but Mark Strong’s lawyers say they are too ‘prejudicial’ to show in court.
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Maine to host Division III men’s hockey championship finals
The finals will be hosted in Maine for the first time March 21-22, 2014. The bid for the event was jointly submitted by Bowdoin and the Maine Sports Commission.
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New England white pines are losing more needles
“Something very serious is stressing the trees,” says one expert from UNH’s Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space.
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LePage opts not to meet with Obama
The governor attended Republican events, but left early for a Florida vacation instead of discussing budget cuts and meeting with Democrats.
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Judge seals proceedings against 11-year-old manslaughter suspect
SKOWHEGAN — A hearing to determine the competency of an 11-year-old girl accused of manslaughter in the death of an infant last summer will be closed to the press and the public.
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Maine gas prices up another penny
Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports an average of $3.84 per gallon.
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Florida girl gets her wish, makes snowman in Maine
Sophia Galvan, 6, is in remission from a form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma