ZINTAN, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi’s former heir apparent Seif al-Islam was captured by revolutionary fighters in the southern desert Saturday just over a month after his father was killed, setting off joyous celebrations across Libya and closing the door on the possibility that the fugitive son could stoke further insurrection.
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Center improves missing children response
SKOWHEGAN — An estimated 2,000 children under the age of 18 are reported missing in the United States every day.
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MaineGeneral in a race against winter
AUGUSTA — Just about any child would be thrilled to watch the more than 30 heavy construction vehicles, including excavators, tractor shovels, bulldozers, dump trucks, cranes and pile drivers work at the new hospital site in Augusta.
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Wash, rinse, repeat
I was a grown man before I discovered that I had obsessive compulsive disorder. (Watch everyone cross the street now when they see me coming.)
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Program teaches girls to look past stereotypical roles
WATERVILLE — Nine-year-old Romy Gerspenberger of Norridgewock was one of 14 hardy girls Saturday learning forestry skills from women on the Colby College Woodsmen’s Team.
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Council unanimous on sign rules
AUGUSTA — A new sign ordinance approved by city councilors this week makes lots of changes, but it doesn’t alter the number of times an electronic sign’s message can change.
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Old electronic donations bring the heat
AUGUSTA — Old, weathered console TVs, microwaves ovens with bent corners, computer monitors and towers, laptops and all matter of other electronic devices will help heat some home this winter.
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ATV crash hospitalizes Winslow father and son
FARMINGTON — A Winslow father and son were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after an ATV accident.
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Loans aimed at rural growth
FARMINGTON — A new federal program is making $1 million in loans available to people who want to grow small businesses in certain rural Maine communities, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Opinion piece also should have praised police
The Kennebec Journal editors’ opinion piece of Nov. 8 properly praised the behavior of the protesters in the local park. However, it did a disservice to the police and city leaders by not acknowledging their “restraint and responsible manner, and for disavowing the turmoil that has cropped up elsewhere.” The editors admitted that in Oakland […]