Kennebec County will appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to try to overturn a decision granting back-dated retirement benefits to two employees and one retiree.
May 2013
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BRIDGE RESULTS
The Fairfield nonsanctioned bridge club winners on Tuesday were North/South: Paul and Judy Jones, Lucien Veilleux and Patricia Kick, and Carroll and Audrey Harding.
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Fire hits upper floors of Waterville Main Street building
Fire tore through the upper floors of a Waterville Main Street building Friday, damaging two shops on the first floor and leaving three apartment tenants homeless. There were no reports of injuries.
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STILL LIFE: Partners at work
David Frederick lifts a long board into place while repairing his barn in Norridgewock recently. His wife Brenda can be seen at lower right pulling the rope that helped lift the heavy timber.
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STILL LIFE: Casting for bass
George Hughes, of Oakland, said he noticed a lot of alewives recently and expected striped bass soon while fishing at the confluence of the Sebasticook and Kennebec Rivers in Winslow on Friday. “The stripers usually arrive two to two and half weeks after you start seeing alewives,” said Hughes.
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LePage vetoes increase in vehicle registration fees
The bill’s sponsor says the money would help communities cover the cost of handling the registrations.
Posted inNation & World
Chicago terror suspect won’t be released to home
One judge rejects the decision of another judge the previous day, and says the 18-year-old charged with trying to join an al Qaida affiliate in Syria must stay in jail until trial.
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Kazakh man linked to Boston suspect ‘normal teen’
Dias Kadyrbayev has been charged with trying to destroy evidence by allegedly disposing of a backpack and laptop belonging to the suspect.
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Angus King: New strategy needed to fight lone wolf terrorists
Maine’s independent senator says approaches like those used to fight the Cold War or al-Qaeda don’t work when dealing with disaffected individuals.