Nateva festival canceled

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April 2, 2011

Nateva festival canceled

BY BOB KEYES The Portland Press Herald Maybe it was too good to be true. After a successful inaugural year, the Nateva Music & Camping Festival will not go on as planned this August at the Oxford Fairgrounds. Promoters announced its cancellation Friday, citing slow ticket sales and a crowded summer concert market that’s getting […]
Published
April 2, 2011

Six Mainers file federal suit against LePage over labor mural removal

Six Mainers have formally challenged Gov. Paul LePage's controversial decision to remove a mural from the Maine Department of Labor headquarters in Augusta, according to a lawsuit that their lawyer said was filed electronically Friday evening to the U.S. District Court in Portland.
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April 2, 2011

GOP senators call out LePage in Op-Ed

Eight Republican Senators are criticizing Gov. Paul LePage openly for making demeaning comments about members of the public, and they are urging him to take a more civil tone.
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April 2, 2011

US Senate keeps subsidies for rural airports

WASHINGTON — The Senate already has handily nixed a proposal approved by the House on Friday to end a federal subsidy program for small airports, including Augusta's and three others in Maine.
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April 2, 2011

Rally for Ice Arena set for Sunday

HALLOWELL -- Local hockey enthusiasts will rally Sunday in support of the doomed Kennebec Ice Arena, as the building's owners continue to deliberate the building's future.

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April 2, 2011

Chelsea moves toward normalcy

CHELSEA -- Bills were paid, regular nighttime selectmen's meetings were scheduled and the chairman of the Board of Selectmen surrendered her chairmanship Thursday during a "positive" selectmen's meeting -- the town's first with a full board since February.
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April 2, 2011

Monmouth man’s movie creating more than a bit of buzz

MONMOUTH -- Bill McLean is rolling now.
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April 2, 2011

Bill Cosby plans show in Augusta

AUGUSTA -- Bill Cosby will appear at the Augusta Civic Center 8 p.m. June 24 for a production of "Bill Cosby Live."
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April 2, 2011

POLICE

At 5:06 p.m., theft was reported on Lafayette Street.
Published
April 2, 2011

Selectmen make decision on summer mowing

VASSALBORO -- Selectmen voted unanimously to award the summer mowing bid to the firm they deemed most qualified, though the bid was not the lowest.

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