Many states have turned to contractor-operated prisons as a way to help ease their budget problems.
May 2013
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Brighton Plantation residents to vote on withdrawal from Madison-based SAD 59 Tuesday
Brighton Plantation and Madison are the only communities left in the Madison-based School Administrative District 59 after Athens and Stark previously withdrew.
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Maine Turnpike to keep volume discount for commuters
Maine E-ZPass account holders who take at least 40 one-way trips a month get an additional 50 percent off their entire bill for that month.
Posted inCommunity
Maranacook Community High School announces senior class top 10
Maranacook Community High School has announced its top 10 students in the senior class for the 2012-13 school year.
Posted inNation & World, News
N.H. Senate votes to keep stand-your-ground law
New Hampshire residents can continue to use deadly force as a first option when responding to a threat in a public place.
Posted inBusiness, News
Carmaker Tesla repays federal loans nine years early
This week, Tesla wired the U.S. government some $452 million dollars, using a portion of the $1 billion it just raised on the debt and equity markets.
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Newspapers seek to unseal affidavit in Maine girl’s murder
The objection is filed to a judge’s decision to seal the police affidavit in the death of Nichole Cable.
Posted inNation & World
Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech
At one point Obama said he was willing to “cut the young lady some slack” because the issues he was addressing are worth being passionate about.
Posted inPolitics
Hear comments from Justin Alfond and Mark Eves
Hear a recording of Senate President Justin Alfond and House Speaker Mark Eves talking about the TV issue.
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Two more suspects arrested in London terror attack
Islamic hardliners say the man who appeared with bloody hands in a video following the attack on a British soldier is a convert from Christianity.