GOVERNMENT LISTINGS BELGRADE Code Enforcement Officers, 5-7 p.m., Town Office. CHESTERVILLE Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office. MOSCOW Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Hall. STARKS Town of Starks Board of Selectmen meeting, 2 p.m., Town Hall, 57 Anson Road. All are welcome to attend. VASSALBORO Sanitary District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Cemetery Street Operations Building. COMMUNITY […]
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Wednesday’s Calendar — July 27
Walking programs • Food Banks • American Legion activitis • More
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Players vote to OK deal to end NFL lockout
The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps voted unanimously Monday to approve the terms of a deal with owners to the end the 4½-month lockout.
Owners overwhelmingly approved a proposal last week, but some unresolved issues still needed to be reviewed to satisfy players; the owners do not need to vote again.
The sides worked through the weekend and wrapped up the details Monday morning on a final pact that is for 10 years, without an opt-out clause, a person familiar with the deal told the AP on condition of anonymity.
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Tuesday’s Calendar — July 26
Government Listings • Senior Citizens • Libraries • More
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Wardens to resume search for lost swimmers
ANDOVER — Divers from the Maine Warden Service are planning to resume their search for two Boston men missing in Lower Richardson Lake in Andover. Officials say 26-year-year-old Hoang Vo and 30-year-old Phil Le were last seen Friday when they decided to go swimming while camping with a large group. On Sunday, Edie Smith from […]
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GOP alleges fraud in same-day voting
AUGUSTA — Maine Republican Party Chair Charlie Webster says he will release the results of preliminary research into same-day voter registration improprieties. Webster plans to release the information at a news conference today in Augusta. The news conference is scheduled amid a people’s veto effort to repeal a law passed by the Legislature that does […]
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Tax refund applications to become available
AUGUSTA — Applications for refunds of up to $1,600 will become available Aug. 1 for property taxes or rent paid in 2010. The so-called “Circuit Breaker” program provides middle and low-income Maine residents with a partial refund of local property taxes and/or rent paid on their primary residence in 2010. Maine Revenue Services says […]
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Missing a venue, MIFF goes on
WATERVILLE — The 14th annual Maine International Film Festival overcame losing a popular venue to draw nearly 8,000 people, who watched more than 100 films screened since July 15.
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Winter heat aid expected to drop
AUGUSTA — Despite the recent sweltering heat, Gov. Paul LePage is looking forward to winter — and the likelihood that the state will get far less in federal heating assistance this year than last.
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Man’s body recovered from Moosehead Lake
ROCKWOOD — Just past seven months after he disappeared near Moosehead Lake while kayaking, a Maine man’s body was recovered and tentatively identified.