Police Seeking Two Men Who Started A Fire In Maine In January Say They Have 649,484 Suspects »
ORONO, Maine — University of Maine public safety officers are seeking two males who are believed to have set a small fire in a campus field early Thursday afternoon. The…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Rumford Homeschool Students Discovered Safe At Home Being Taught By Sober Parents On Tuesday »
RUMFORD — Police say a local man drove drunk on Tuesday afternoon onto school property at Mountain Valley High School to pick up two teens. At 2:43 p.m. on Somerset…
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Mexico Fire Department’s ‘Save The Electric Meter Socket’ Strategy Works Like A Charm »
MEXICO — A young man jumped from the second floor roof of a burning house early Wednesday morning and ran barefoot across Backkingdom Road to get help, an official said.…
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Local Woman Extremely Interested In Food Security »
ALFRED – The fight to fund the food pantry at the York County Shelter Programs is not over yet. Last week, county commissioners rejected the fiscal year 2012 budget recommended…
Jan 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Fans, Detractors Alike Are Electrified When LePage Finishes His State Of The State Speech By Biting The Head Off A Dove »
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage delivered his first State of the State address Tuesday night, calling on Maine legislators to be outraged about Maine’s lagging incomes and economic opportunity. “We…
Jan 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Police Baffled By Wild Tales Of A Woman In Rumford With A Full Set Of Teeth »
RUMFORD — Police arrested a man after a woman called 911 to report he punched out her two front teeth early Tuesday morning. John Messier, 41, of Rumford, was arrested…
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Camden Hills Students Say They Were Told There Would Be No Math »
ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School students broke ground last Friday afternoon next to the school’s athletic fields, at the future site of a 121-foot-tall wind turbine. The January…
Jan 24 2012 / No Comment / Read More »7 Percent Of Mainers Were Unemployed In December. The Other 93 Percent Were Christmas Shopping Online At Work »
State Labor Commissioner Robert Winglass released December workforce estimates for Maine. Seasonally-Adjusted Statewide Data Household Survey – The preliminary seasonally-adjusted…
Jan 24 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Maine’s Proposed New Plan For Education Consists Entirely Of How To Update Facebook Pages And Shotgunning Apostrophes Into Every Other Word »
AUGUSTA – Students will play a more active role in organizing their own learning and have more choice – such…
Jan 19 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »Libraries Assure Nervous Mainers That Hundreds Of Thousands In New Grants Won’t Be Wasted On Buying Books »
As 2011 came to a close several Maine libraries were the fortunate recipients of good news in the form of…
Jan 13 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »Agency Warns Mainers About “Work At Home” Schemes. “Not Working At Home Or Anywhere Else” Schemes Still OK »
Maine Securities Administrator Judith M. Shaw today announced that her agency is available to help consumers and potential entrepreneurs make…
Jan 12 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Governor Certain He’s Responsible For Creating That Guy Whatshisname’s Job Making That Thing There »
AUGUSTA – On Monday, Governor LePage officiated over the opening of a new manufacturing wing at Kennebec Technologies. The expansion…
Jan 10 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Attorney General Cautions Parents About Dropping Off Their Youngsters At Disney Auditions Held In A Van Down By The River »
AUGUSTA – Attorney General William J. Schneider is warning parents about a series of acting auditions for Maine youngsters scheduled…
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