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    April 14, 2011

    China board sends applicant back for legal advice on lease

    CHINA -- A proposed gift shop on Lakeview Drive remains in limbo.

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    April 14, 2011
    Paul Violette

    Former turnpike boss globetrotted in posh style

    AUGUSTA — Charges on the credit cards the Maine Turnpike Authority issued to Executive Director Paul Violette show the style in which he traveled as he met with bankers, engineers and toll organizations in North America and Europe.

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    April 14, 2011
    Paul Violette

    Turnpike Authority spent nearly $1M on meals, travel in 4 years

    AUGUSTA -- From 2005 to 2009, the head of Maine Turnpike Authority billed his agency more than $200,000 for hotels, meals and other expenses, according to documents obtained by the Legislature's oversight office.

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    April 14, 2011

    SURVIVOR: ‘Return of the Rob-father’

    Wednesday night's "Survivor" may have been officially titled "The Buddy System," but a more fitting moniker could have been "Return of the Rob-father."

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    April 14, 2011

    Panel backs limit on motorcycle noise

    The law would require inspection stickers be displayed on license plates.

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    April 14, 2011

    Man given 5 years for sex offenses

    AUGUSTA -- A Hallowell man will spend the next five years in prison for sex offenses committed 15 years ago.

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    April 14, 2011

    Search leads to drug trafficking charges

    SIDNEY -- Two people face drug trafficking charges after deputies from the Kennebec Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant Tuesday at the Middle Road home that had been the target of a six-month investigation.

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    April 14, 2011

    Dam repair given boost

    WAYNE -- The effort to repair North Wayne Dam got another boost Tuesday.

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    April 14, 2011

    Democrats give LePage an ‘incomplete’

    AUGUSTA -- Democrats are giving Gov. Paul LePage a grade of "incomplete" for his first 100 days in office, saying he needs to focus on jobs and the economy.

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    April 14, 2011

    Dealership plan under microscope

    AUGUSTA -- O'Connor Motors wants to expand to the adjacent former Kirschner plant. But the plan has prompted worries about noise and light coming from the Riverside Drive site.