The Western Maine Buddhism seminar, which met Sunday afternoon at the University of Maine at Farmington, gathered longtime practitioners and neophytes to the religion.
March 2013
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As snow melts, the urge to tidy up grows
The spring cleaning bug has struck staff writer Amy Calder early.
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Litchfield says ‘no’ a second time to state-sponsored ballot counting machines
Litchfield has rejected a second state offer of a machine to tabulate state and federal election ballots in favor of continuing to count votes by hand.
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Bruins come up short vs. Penguins
Pittsburgh’s defense holds in the final two periods, allowing the Penguins to take a 2-1 win over Boston.
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Madonna calls on Boy Scouts to lift ban on gays
Speaking Saturday night at the GLAAD Media Awards, Madonna says, ‘I think they should change their stupid rules.’
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Obsessed fan who shot player, inspired movie, dies
Ruth Ann Steinhagen, 83, died in late November. She shot and almost killed Eddie Waittkus in 1949 and the movie “The Natural” was based on a novel by Bernard Malamud.
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High prices expected for elver season
Prices won’t be set until the catch gets under way, but eel dealers say there’s little doubt that they’ll be high.
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Amtrak set to resume service after derailment in Connecticut
The first northbound departure from New York’s Penn Station is set for 5 p.m. Sunday and the first southbound departure from Boston’s South Station is scheduled for 4:10 p.m.
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NH Motor Speedway bans smoking in grandstands
The racetrack says there will be designated smoking areas throughout the concourse level, and that smoking will still be allowed in parking lots, campgrounds and in souvenir, display and hospitality areas.
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Man demands money from Windham Shaw’s then leaves
The man was last seen on foot headed behind the grocery store.