NEW ORLEANS — A federal jury on Friday convicted five current or former police officers in deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina, a high-profile victory for the Justice Department in its push to clean up the city’s troubled police department.
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No Child Left Behind overhaul postponed
PORTLAND — An unintended consequence of the long fight over the federal debt ceiling is that Congress has put little effort into rewriting the No Child Left Behind Act. That means a revision won’t be ready by the start of the school year.
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MAINE COMPASS: Children, seniors, letter carriers often targets of dog attacks
More than 4.7 million people — including children and the elderly — are bitten by dogs each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s nearly 2 percent of the American population.
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Winslow bus routes annouced by AOS 92
WINSLOW — Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools, Alternative Organizational Struction 92, has announced its bus routes for Winslow’s upcoming school year. The first day of school is Sept. 1.
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New St. Albans playground shows community sprit
ST. ALBANS — Brand new, colorful playground equipment off the corner of Mason Corner Road and Route 152 represents more than recreation for kids throughout the region.
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More traffic delays expected for US Route 201
FARMINGDALE — Motorists who travel along U.S. Route 201 and rail trail users in Farmingdale can expect more disruptions in their routines at the end of the month.
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Why doesn’t Maine look into solar, geothermal?
Pocono Raceway received the Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for the development of a three-megawatt, ground-mount photovoltaic solar energy system that went online in September. The 25-acre solar installation is the primary electric source for raceway and adds enough electricity to power 1,000 nearby homes. Why have Maine officials ignored solar power, since it […]
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Morning Sentinel police log: Aug. 6, 2011
OAKLAND — A Belgrade woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly pilfering prescription medication from a family member, police said.
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COMMENTARY: This summer’s heat just part of the picture
It’s too darn hot. From Maine to Hawaii, the mercury has been stuck on high. The oven-like conditions in the United States are just the latest in a series of extreme weather events over the past year — epic floods in Pakistan and Australia, record heat waves in Moscow, the heaviest snowfall in more than a century in South Korea.
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Repeat sex offender from Bingham gets 90 days in jail
SKOWHEGAN — A three-time convicted sex offender from Bingham was sentenced to 90 days in jail this week for exposing himself to women downtown in March.