The Augusta Ping Pong Extravaganza on Saturday, at the Buker Community Center in Augusta, was a fundraiser for the movement disorders unit at MaineGeneral Medical Center, which serves patients combating Parkinson’s Disease, according to Francis Ackerman, one of the organizers.
March 2013
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Science students vie for Washington trip
The high school science and math team that does best goes to Washington, D.C., to compete.
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Sled dog races under way in Fort Kent
More than 50 teams from as far away as Minnesota and Michigan were signed up for the three races, which began Saturday morning in Fort Kent.
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Bernanke defends Fed’s low-interest-rate policies
The Fed chairman says low-rate policies are intended to encourage borrowing and spending to boost the economy. Higher rates would make borrowing more expensive.
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Fla. sinkhole that swallowed man grows deeper
Engineers said they may have to demolish the small house, even though from the outside there appeared to be nothing wrong with the four-bedroom, concrete-wall structure, built in 1974.
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LePage upset by delayed federal notifications
Maine’s governor has written to President Barack Obama’s administration asking it to communicate with state government before telling others of government decisions.
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Ocean swim raises over $19,000 for Camp Sunshine
About 80 hardy dippers brave cold water off Portland Saturday to benefit a Maine camp for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.
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NBA: Pierce scores 26 in Celtics win over Warriors
Boston missed almost half its free throws in the first half and committed seven turnovers in the third quarter, but never let up defensively in a 94-86 win over the Warriors on Friday night.
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Only Collins hasn’t signed court brief supporting same-sex marriage
As the rest of Maine’s delegation calls for an end to the Defense of Marriage Act, she says states should decide the issue.
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As sequestration cuts commence, neither side blinks
A White House meeting yields no progress toward resolving the deficit-reduction standoff.