A proposal to spend $40,000 on water quality improvement by nonprofit groups also was passed.
March 2017
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‘Pluto-huggers’ root for planet status
Scientists launch what might be the best shot in years at returning the icy rock now known as a ‘dwarf planet’ to what they consider its rightful orbital place.
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Oregon tries tiny house program for homeless
Residents will host small shelters for the city’s indigent in their backyards.
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China: U.S. should stay ‘coolheaded’ on North Korea
The foreign minister offers advice to new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as tensions rise.
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California waiter fired after asking diners for proof of residency
One of the women relates the experience on social media, where it has taken on a life of its own.
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Syrian rebels begin evacuation from besieged city of Homs
They are bound for a town on the Turkish border as part of a Russian-backed deal.
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Yellow fever diagnosis has Brazil on edge
After one man dies from the disease, authorities are looking at other possible cases.
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Sidney man, mother recount harrowing struggle against intruder
Days after being released from the hospital, Eric Hewett says the frightening nighttime ordeal of a burglar at his mother’s home could have gone very differently.
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Kennebec Journal March 18 police log
Augusta area police reports for March 18, 2017.
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Convicted killer asking LePage for clemency
Richard Steeves, 75, was believed to be responsible for six deaths in four different states.