LePage vetoes bill giving local school boards authority to determine where superintendent lives

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May 7, 2013

LePage vetoes bill giving local school boards authority to determine where superintendent lives

Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have given school boards the authority to decide whether their superintendents should be required to live in the communities where they work.
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May 7, 2013

Congress eyeing changes to commercial fishing law

WASHINGTON -- As Congress prepares to revisit the law governing how U.S. fishermen ply their trade, New England's beleaguered groundfish industry illustrates the challenge of reviving a historic fishery in the face of climate change and other factors.
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May 7, 2013

Portland woman saves boy injured by train

Ann-Marie Gribbin-Bouchard was cooking supper at her Portlans home on 9th Street on Sunday when a group of neighborhood boys ran into her house and began yelling that someone had been run over by a train.
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May 7, 2013

Oakland voters follow Town Meeting recommendation, OK $4.2M budget

On Tuesday night, Oakland's voters approved a $4.2 million municipal budget recommended by town leaders during the annual Town Meeting at Messalonskee High School.
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May 7, 2013

New genetic test could guide prostate cancer patients to correct care

A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of men each year decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away or can safely monitor it.

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May 7, 2013

Governor offers Lewiston residents little hope of funding assistance

While reviewing fire damage Tuesday in his hometown of Lewiston, Gov. Paul LePage dismissed a suggestion that he had "discretionary" funds he could tap to help the more than 200 residents who have been displaced by three major blazes in the past 10 days.
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May 7, 2013

Kennebec Journal area police log, May 7, 2013

The following recent incidents have been reported by area law enforcement officials.
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May 7, 2013

MaineGeneral Health names medical office building for former CEO Bullock

AUGUSTA -- Scott Bullock's legacy will remain at the new MaineGeneral Health hospital long after he steps down as president. The health organization honored its former CEO Tuesday evening by naming the medical office building at Alfond Center for Health after him.
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May 7, 2013

Ex-S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford reclaims his old congressional seat

Sanford's political career disintegrated four years ago when he disappeared for five days to Argentina with his mistress and later paid a $70,000 ethics fine for using public money to fly for personal purposes.
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May 7, 2013

Senate Democrats roll out their proposal for evaluating state’s 600 schools

A week after heavily criticizing the state's new A-to-F school grading system, Maine Democrats said they will propose a different way to evaluate Maine's 600 public schools. The plan will be introduced at a news conference at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the State House.

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