On Thursday a Maine Marine Patrol aircrew spotted a skiff near Perkins Ledge with no one aboard.
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Still no deal as shutdown nears
On the brink of a painful government shutdown, the Obama administration readied furlough notices for hundreds of thousands of workers today as Republican and Democratic leaders accused each other of refusing to give ground on a deal to keep operations running.
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Forum on public art focuses on labor mural
About 200 people attend the event today at the Portland Museum of Art.
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Court asked to force labor mural return
“Our Constitution prohibits our government from taking down artwork simply because it disagrees with a viewpoint.”
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Maine author wins outdoor writers award
Randy Spencer is honored for his first-person story about a year in the life of a Master Maine Guide.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Convery steps down at Winthrop
WINTHROP — As they are at many schools, the numbers were down in recent years for the Winthrop High School girls basketball team. Coach Ray Convery decided to take the onus for that on himself.
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4 Maine high schools featured at conference
Representatives of Casco Bay High School in Portland, Gray-New Gloucester High School in Gray and Mt. Blue High School and Foster Technology Center in Farmington were invited to give presentations.
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Couple injured in fall from Camden cliff
Two retired schoolteachers fall from Maiden Cliff in Camden Hills State Park.
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Rescued Ala. puppies at Augusta shelter
AUGUSTA — Ten puppies rescued from a crowded Alabama shelter where they would have been euthanized are available, starting today, to be adopted at Kennebec Valley Humane Society. The Augusta animal shelter partnered with Puppy Pipeline to rescue the dogs and have them transported to Augusta. The puppies would have been euthanized at the crowded […]
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Maine Senate defeats sex offenders-schools bill
Some opponents argued that the bill would create a false sense of security for parents.