A new state Department of Health and Human Services review panel nixed a $70,000 grant request that would have funded a public information campaign to promote testing of private wells.
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Absentee ballot deadline announced
FAIRFIELD — There is a new statewide deadline for requesting absentee ballots. Anyone who needs to request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 8 election must do so no later than Thursday, Nov. 3, by close of business.
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Jorgensen inducted into honor society
STANDISH — Amy Jorgensen of Windham, formerly of Clinton, was recently inducted as a member of the Delta Epsilon Sigma National Honor Society at Saint Joseph’s College.
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Augusta first to approve natural gas pipeline TIF
AUGUSTA — Augusta became the first municipality to approve a tax break for a proposed natural gas pipeline that would run from Richmond through Augusta and nine other communities to Madison.
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LETTER DEADLINE
The Passamaquoddy tribe in Indian Township wants to build a racino in Washington County. To do this, it needs help from the rest of the state.
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Fatal accident in Vienna not surprising
It does not surprise me that there was a fatality on Town House Road in Vienna recently. When Pond Road ends and Town House Road begins, 95 percent of drivers drive as if they have reached the Indianapolis Speedway. The speed limit is 45, but I do not believe I have ever seen any vehicle […]
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KAY RAND: 1919 German essay accurately describes toxic stalemate in DC
The economic news gets more depressing each day. In the past week, just in Maine, Barber Foods announced 71 layoffs; Verso Paper, the permanent closure of a paper machine and the loss of 125 jobs; MaineToday Media, the reduction of 61 more positions; and Lowe’s, the closure of two slow-performing stores.
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: It wasn’t easy, but Skowhegan beats Cony
SKOWHEGAN — In Saturday morning’s Eastern A field hockey semifinal, Skowhegan did something it almost never does: It got rattled.
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OUR OPINION: Lewiston casino could derail economic growth
Just as government critics conjure images of bureaucrats shoveling money into a furnace, gambling advocates paint portraits of needing wheelbarrows to spread the money collected from dice, slots and cards around a community.
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Dog lifts homeless veteran’s spirits
AUGUSTA — In June 2007, Sgt. Aaron Rollins got a hero’s welcome and a special ride home from New Jersey to join fellow Iraq veterans at a Freedom Salute ceremony in Bangor.