Matt Rutchick puts the top layer on a display model that he and other workers from Coventry Log Homes, based in Woodsville, NH, put together on Thursday inside the Augusta Armory. The 11th Annual Maine Log Home, Timber Frame, & Restoration Show will be held there this weekend. Show hours are Friday noon to 7p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
March 2013
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SNAPSHOT: Finding balance
Kate Mohlar, 9, holds up her classmate, Ella Schmidt, 9, during circus training Thursday for students at the Readfield Elementary School. Students learned about juggling, tight rope walking and acrobatics from Rick Davis, a performer from the Vermont based Circus Smirkus, before a circus show to be held at the school on Friday at 7 p.m.
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Windham market owner arrested on arson charges
Donato Corsetti is accused of setting fire to his apartment building, which had recently been foreclosed on, and trying to make the fire look like a mob hit.
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New Vineyard voters to consider ordinances, elect officials
New Vineyard voters will be asked to consider ordinances for recalling elections and a code of conduct, as well as approving the town budget and electing officials on Saturday.
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MEMA: Spring flood potential normal
Today, the Maine River Flow Advisory Commission met in Augusta to discuss stream flows and snowpack and judged the potential for spring flooding to be normal.
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Brennan approved as CIA head
The Obama administration, in response to Republican demands, specified limits on the president’s ability to order drone strikes against American citizens on U.S. soil.
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Baxter Academy’s top exec ousted by board
Mismanagement of the charter school is cited, but John Jaques says it’s a power play by a large donor
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Westbrook weighs plan for cocktail party fundraiser in middle school
The fundraiser would be held after school hours in the performance hall in the Westbrook Middle School, but officials would first need to change local policy.
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Democrats tell LePage to release voter approved bonds
Democrats say the governor is holding $104 million in voter-approved borrowing hostage.
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Americans’ net worth rebounds from recession
Economists expect the regained wealth to contribute further to the overall economic recovery.