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    April 5, 2011

    POLICE

    MONMOUTH -- One person was hospitalized and another faces felony charges after a report of an assault on Route 126 Saturday.

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    April 5, 2011

    New legislation may affect plan for crematorium

    GARDINER -- City councilors on Wednesday will review new legislation to let the Oak Grove Cemetery Association build a controversial crematorium.

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    April 5, 2011

    Taxation panel rejects LePage’s proposal

    AUGUSTA -- The Legislature's Taxation Committee has unanimously rejected Gov. Paul LePage's proposal to change the way cities and towns receive state money, the committee's Senate chair said Monday.

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    April 5, 2011

    Gardiner official stepping down

    GARDINER -- Jason Simcock, the city of Gardiner's planning and development director, is stepping down after six years.

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    April 5, 2011

    Early budget drafts include tax increase

    AUGUSTA -- City taxpayers would be looking at a 2 percent property tax increase under the intitial city and school budget proposals.

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    April 5, 2011

    ‘Low-achieving’ label prompts board meeting

    WALES — The board of education has set a special meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss Oak Hill High School's designation as a "persistently low-achieving school."

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    April 5, 2011

    Suspect indicted in slaying of man who took him in

    A grand jury indicts a 32-year-old Massachusetts man on a charge of murder in the Feb. 8 shooting death of Robert A. "Bobby" Orr of Readfield.

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    April 5, 2011

    Youngster’s award-winning efforts inspire many

    READFIELD -- Nicholas Maxim is just like any other fifth grader. He wants to grow up to be Tom Brady. He loves writing comic strips. He refers to his best friend on the planet as "Bud."

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    April 5, 2011

    Mural loss could cost state taxpayers

    AUGUSTA -- The U.S. Department of Labor says Gov. Paul LePage violated the terms of a federal grant when he removed a labor-themed mural from a state office building last month. Now the federal government, which paid most of the mural's $60,000 cost, wants its money back.

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    April 5, 2011

    Written opinion needed on Brown, Democrats say

    AUGUSTA -- Maine House Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General William Schneider's office Monday formally requesting a written opinion on whether there is a conflict between Maine law and Darryl Brown serving as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection.