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  • Published
    April 2, 2011

    Farm’s livestock now belongs to state

    AUGUSTA -- The state now owns a herd of horses, and other animals, seized from Fair Play Farm in Clinton 10 months ago.

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    April 2, 2011

    Subpoenaed Turnpike chief unlikely to testify

    AUGUSTA -- The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Paul Violette, former executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, to testify before the panel on April 15.

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    April 2, 2011

    Promoters announce cancellation of Nateva festival

    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 more crowded by the day. “We have […]

  • Published
    April 2, 2011

    Lawsuit filed over mural’s 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 critical of LePage’s tone

    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

    Delegation fights to save federal subsidy for 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.

  • Published
    April 1, 2011

    GOP senators express ‘dismay’ with LePage

    In an opinion piece submitted to Maine newspapers, the eight say that the governor needs to take a more civil tone in dealing with the public.

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    April 1, 2011

    Lawsuit: Return mural to Labor Dept.

    The complaint asks the court to compel Gov. Paul LePage and other officials to restore the mural to its original location.

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    April 1, 2011

    Nateva cancels summer concert

    The promoter blames slow ticket sales and a crowded summer schedule.

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    April 1, 2011

    Portland forum to focus on labor mural

    The public event at the Portland Museum Art will be co-sponsored by Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin college art museums, and the Maine College of Art.