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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MLB: Red Sox open season with a loss
ARLINGTON, Texas — Pinch-hitter David Murphy delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied for a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday after raising their American League championship flag.
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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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OUTDOORS: Saltalamachia knows how to find big bucks in Maine
AUGUSTA — Joe “Salty” Saltalamachia knows how to find big bucks. In the last 13 years, he bagged four over 200 pounds, gaining entry each time into the Biggest Bucks in Maine Club. He’s passed up younger, smaller deer just to shoot a 200-pounder.
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ON BASEBALL: Hassan, Dening a contrast for Sea Dogs
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Today is the last day of spring training for players who are driving to their destinations. Those taking flights will hang around a little bit longer.
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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 […]
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Oversight panel subpoenas former Turnpike director
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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Man arrested in Fairfield break-in
FAIRFIELD — A 25-year-old man was arrested Thursday for allegedly smashing a house window with a billy club in order to unlock a door and get to the people inside.
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UMF’s McNair named Maine poet laureate
FARMINGTON — Wesley McNair, award-winning poet and University of Maine at Farmington professor emeritus and writer in residence, was recently appointed by the governor as Maine’s poet laureate. McNair accepted the honor at a ceremony at the Poetry Out Loud State Finals — a national competition for high school students sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
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Snow keeps traffic lights from changing in Waterville
WATERVILLE — It wasn’t just cars off the road that kept firefighters and police officers busy during Friday’s snow storm.