Maine’s Department of Transportation withdraws a preliminary repair estimate of $500,000.
April 2013
Posted inPolitics
Maine House votes to override LePage veto, but Senate one vote short
The moves come a day after the governor’s veto of a bill that would require state and federal agencies and private companies to honor payment agreements with county registers of deeds.
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Posted inNews, Sports
Rutgers fires coach after abuse video goes viral
The video shows Mike Rice firing basketballs at players, kicking them, shoving them and yelling obscenities and gay slurs at them.
Posted inNews
Maine official: I was harassed for not shredding public documents
A CDC division director says she was assaulted by senior managers for refusing to shred documents that showed funding-awards corruption.
Posted inBusiness
US service firms grow at slower pace in March
Companies kept adding jobs, but at a reduced pace. A gauge of hiring fell 3.9 points to 53.3, the lowest since November.
Posted inNews
Ex-sheriff’s deputy accused of molesting three children enters no plea
Horace Barstow, 67, of Norridgewock, charged with three counts of unlawful sexual contact with three different children entered no plea in his first appearance in district court.
Posted inNews
Raymond oil resolution calls for ‘due diligence’
Selectman Charles Leavitt says the resolution doesn’t contain political rhetoric, but acknowledges that Portland Pipe Line has expressed an interest in having its pipeline carry the oil.
Posted inNews
Rolling Stones plan Boston tour date
The nine-city tour, called “50 & Counting,” will open in Los Angeles and wrap up in Philadelphia on June 18.
Posted inNews
Kerry to travel to Mideast this weekend
Kerry will try to build on the rapprochement between Turkey and Israle and discuss regional concerns, including Syria and the Mideast peace process.
Posted inNews
State senator raises concerns about Brunswick Amtrak facility
Democrat Stan Gerzofsky fears the $12 million layover building will bring noise and air pollution, health risks and decreased property values.