Construction work often can be a pain to drive through. We are busy people with places to get to, and road work or other such construction jobs are just delays. Usually after driving through construction sites, my mother and I are irritated and/or annoyed at how slowly we pass through. Recently, we have been passing […]
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Town weighs rate changes
GARDINER — There will be winners and losers if city councilors decide to change the billing system the Gardiner Utility District uses for waste water usage.
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Panel to study more college courses in high school
AUGUSTA — A new task force will study ways students can take postsecondary courses while in high school, which could include the five-year high school concept on which Gov. Paul LePage campaigned.
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Committee delays arena TIF decision
HALLOWELL — Cool to a 20-year, 100 percent tax increment finance proposal for the Kennebec Ice Arena’s rebuilding, a city committee delayed a decision on the owner’s preliminary application.
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Stabbed in the back
NEWPORT — A Plymouth man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he stabbed two men during the wee hours of the morning, police said.
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MLB: Sox place Drew on DL
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox placed struggling right fielder J.D. Drew on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a sore right shoulder and recalled infielder Drew Sutton from Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Mattress business to buttress downtown Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — There is an appliance store, a clothing store, a jeweler, a computer shop, law offices, art galleries, a bakery and a flower shop already doing business in downtown Skowhegan.
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SAD 13 residents cut industrial arts from budget
BINGHAM — Bingham and Moscow residents voted Tuesday to cut the industrial arts program from the school district.
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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Gayton poised to repeat
AUGUSTA — To win the American Legion Baseball state tournament, you’ll need the old staples of pitching, defense and smart at-bats, and, as last year’s tournament proved, you’ll need a little luck as well.
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Massachusetts man arrested in fatal Maine shooting
NEW GLOUCESTER — A mother of four young children died Tuesday, a day after she was shot at her home. The children’s father is suspected in the killing and remained hospitalized and in police custody.