AUGUSTA — Members of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal services rejected a request to find savings of $260,000 in their budget from Finance Commissioner Sawin Millett and plan to ask for an additional million dollars in state money to get through the budget year.
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Feds, states sue company tied to McKernan
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and four states are accusing a private, for-profit college corporation of illegally paying recruiters to enroll students in an $11 billion fraud, the latest action in a long-running examination of the industry’s recruitment techniques and an allegation the company called “flat-out wrong.”
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Memorial motorcycle ride set for Aug. 13
CHELSEA — The Talon Harwood Memorial Ride for motorcyclists will take place Saturday, beginning with registration from 9 to 10 a.m. at Jax Auto, 127 River Road.
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American Legion offers certification training course
AUGUSTA — American Legion District Nine will conduct an American Legion Extension Institute certification training course at Camp Keyes, Building 41.
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Dominican foundation focus of talk
WAYNE — After Emily Perkins graduated from Maranacook Community High School in 2009, she was looking for something different — an alternative to starting college right away.
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MLB: Sox keep rolling, top Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Darnell McDonald hit a two-run homer into the upper deck in left field to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday night.
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WMSGA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Despite poor round, Bouchard still leads
Saying “the course beat me today,” Emily Bouchard of Saco still managed to grind out a 5-over-par 78 in the second round of the Women’s Maine State Golf Association Championship on Tuesday and maintain a five-shot lead at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono.
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Green group largely cleared
A state investigation into the financial practices of the now-defunct Maine Green Energy Alliance has revealed examples of poor accounting and oversight, but no instances of missing money or inappropriate spending, according to people familiar with the probe.
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MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS: Tournament going according to plan
MANCHESTER — There weren’t many surprises during the first round of the Maine State Golf Association’s Match Play Invitational. Only two of the 16 matches were won by the lower-seeded player. There also wasn’t much suspense during the opening round, as just one of the 16 matches made it 18 holes, and nine matches were decided in 15 holes or fewer.
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PATRIOTS: Ochocinco still adjusting
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Chad Ochocinco has found a new NFL home.