A day after legislative leaders voted to send $30,000 from their own budget to help Lewiston residents left homeless by three major fires, Gov. Paul LePage said he plans to match that amount.
May 2013
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Law requiring edible landscape in portion of Capitol Park awaits LePage signature
“An Act to Require Edible Landscaping in a Portion of Capitol Park” — a fancy way of saying “Let’s grow some food right in front of the State House!” — is now a governor’s signature away from becoming the law of the land.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ROUNDUP: Frazee pitches no-hitter for Messalonskee
OAKLAND — Messalonskee sophomore Ben Frazee pitched a no-hitter to lead the Eagles to an 8-1 win against Mt. Ararat in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A baseball game Friday.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Smith, Brochu spark Tigers to win
WALDOBORO — Kristal Smith struck out 12 and Bri Brochu drove in both runs to lead Gardiner to a 2-1 win against Medomak in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B softball game Friday.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Morse leads Rams over Indians
AUGUSTA — Cony hit more than well enough to win a slugfest, and Sonja Morse threw more than well enough to win a pitchers’ duel. As Skowhegan realized, it’s tough to compete with that.
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Carbon dioxide at highest level in human history
Worldwide levels of the chief greenhouse gas that causes global warming have hit a milestone, reaching an amount never before encountered by humans, federal scientists said Friday.
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Cats found abandoned in covered storage container in Freeport
The Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick has taken in three adult cats and 10 kittens that were found abandoned and left in a covered plastic storage container sealed with duct tape in Freeport.
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STILL LIFE: Sunshine paddlers
Kayakers paddle through the reflecting late afternoon sun on Lake George recently on the town line between Canaan and Skowhegan.
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Bipartisan tax overhaul plan meets with withering opposition
An overhaul plan designed to provide tax relief to Mainers encountered withering opposition Friday from the industry and interest groups that would help pay for it.
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RSU 12 school board adds $100,000 to budget, bringing total increase to 3 percent
With $100,000 added t its Thursday meeting, the $26.5 million budget approved by the Regional School Unit 12 school board is nearly 3 percent higher than the current budget.