Dias Kadyrbayev was driving back to his apartment April 18 when he got a call from a college buddy . . .
May 2013
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Plan to reform state tax structure meets with lukewarm response, criticism
A bipartisan plan unveiled Wednesday that would overhaul Maine’s tax structure met with a lukewarm response from top politicians, as well as criticism from interest groups who stand to win or lose from the proposed income and sales tax changes.
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Augusta City Council to consider concrete plant’s plan for blasting on Civic Center Drive
City councilors are scheduled to consider Thursday what to do with a request for a zone change that could allow rock blasting at a Civic Center Drive concrete plant.
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SNAPSHOT: Biker tea
Staffer Kelsey Moody, right, pours tea for motorcyclists on Wednesday at Blaine House in Augusta. The annual United Bikers of Maine Blaine House Tea was kicked off when First Lady Ann LePage arrived as passenger on a motorcycle. There were remarks by her husband Gov. Paul LePage, other state officials and Sonny Bridges, founding father of United Bikers of Maine. There was a proclamation of May as Maine’s Motorcycle Safety & Awareness Month.
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Administration unveils school grades; C the average for Central Maine schools
The LePage administration unveiled its A-F grading system Wednesday, the latest education reform effort that has already drawn sharp criticism from union leaders and educators. As in most of the state, C was the common grade for schools in central Maine.
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STILL LIFE: In stock
Mike Coulombe, a fish culturist with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, releases some of the 500 brook trout stocked in Sandy Stream in Unity on Wednesday. The fish were raised at the Palermo rearing station.
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UMass: 1 suspect is suspended, 2 not enrolled
Azamat Tazhayakov has been suspended ‘pending the outcome of the case.’
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Boy, 5, fatally shoots 2-year-old sister in Kentucky
The children’s mother had stepped out onto the porch when the boy fired the .22-caliber rifle, which he had been given as a gift.
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Official: Arrested student entered U.S. without visa
The government acknowledges that border officials were unaware that the student had left school.
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U.S. Attorney’s Office honors two area police detectives
Two area police detectives were honored last week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office as part of the 2013 National Crime Victims Week for their work in helping to solve federal criminal cases.