Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried in a private Islamic cemetery in a rural area, angering some local Muslims.
May 2013
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Kennebec County 2014 budget has residents paying about $86,000 in additional property taxes
Kennebec County residents will pay less than an additional $100,000 in property taxes to support county operations under a budget being proposed by commissioners.
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Southern New England bids for more of tourism pie
A coordinated marketing effort aims to encourage people to plan their vacations around multiple regional destinations.
Posted inNation & World, News
Texas launches criminal probe into deadly plant explosion
A paramedic who helped evacuate people after the explosion is charged with possessing a destructive device, but it’s unclear whether his arrest is related to the disaster.
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Three cats, 10 kittens found in taped container in Freeport
Shelter workers believe they had been abandoned about a day before they were found.
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Maine lawmakers review bipartisan tax-reform proposal
Stiff opposition is expected to the plan to cut the state’s income tax rate in half and raise sales and excise taxes.
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Maine communities get $3.6 million to clean contaminated sites
Biddeford receives funds to clean up a textile mill site; Portland and eight more recipients also benefit.
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Body of missing snowmobiler found in Rangeley Lake indentified as Glenn Henderson
Game wardens recovered the body of Glenn Henderson, 43, of Sabattus, a snowmobiler missing since December, this afternoon from the waters of Rangeley Lake.
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New Sharon man seriously injured in collision with tractor-trailer
John Pelletier, 62, of New Sharon, was seriously injured when he backed out of his driveway into the path of a tractor-trailer driven by Darrell Spaulding, 42, of Sangerville, on U.S. Route 2 Thursday.
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IRS apologizes for targeting tea party groups
The agency was being run by a George W. Bush appointee at the time, but says only low-level employees were involved in the ‘inappropriate’ targeting.