Maine law still acknowledges only one patriot after a bill to move the apostrophe went nowhere.
2014
Posted inNews
Waterville pay-per-bag proposal used in other Maine communities
Officials in Sanford and Presque Isle say some still don’t like it, but say paying for municipal trash bags has worked well.
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Sidney, Litchfield sex trafficking busts reflect a change in thinking about prostitution
Key to the difference between sex trafficking and prostitution, especially when vulnerable women are targeted, is who is in control, according to District Attorney Maeghan Maloney.
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Patriot’s Day Notice
Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal offices will be closed Monday, April 21.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘Dick and Jane’ artworks for sale
Nancy Childress is selling her dad’s artwork on April 30 during an online auction.
Posted inNation & World, News
Yemen: Airstrike targets al-Qaida training camps
An official from the security committee said those killed in the strike included foreigners and suspected leading figures in al-Qaida.
Posted inNation & World, News
Study: Fuels from corn waste not better than gas
The study challenges the Obama administration’s conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate change.
Posted inNation & World, News
Transcript reveals confusion over ferry evacuation in South Korea
The captain, who was arrested, took more than half an hour to issue an evacuation order, which several passengers have said they never heard.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine schools, other facilities slash heating bills with stimulus project
The Forest Service credits its program with replacing 900,000 gallons of heating oil in 2012 and 2013 with Maine wood chips and pellets but some say hefty repayment plans undercut savings.
Posted inNews, Sports
Boxer Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter dies at 76
The boxer, who spent 19 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction, had prostate cancer.