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LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage on Friday criticized the Maine Education Association for its endorsement of the same-sex marriage question on the November ballot. LePage said in a press release that the organization’s support for the referendum was an example of the “political game this union plays.” The 150-year-old ...
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Former Iran hostage who lives on MDI supports compensation bill
MOUNT DESERT, Maine — A man who vividly remembers being held hostage in Iran for more than 400 days three decades ago stands to benefit if a bill introduced to Congress is passed into law. Moorhead Kennedy, 81, a former economist for the State Department, said this week that the ...
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Susan Collins calls for independent review of Secret Service misbehavior
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL,Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 6:14 p.m.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security should conduct an independent investigation into the behavior of U.S. Secret Service agents involved in a prostitution scandal, Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday. The Secret Service has carried out its own investigation into evidence that up to a dozen Secret Service agents ...
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No evidence diverted plane to Bangor was ever in danger, officials say
By GLENN ADAMS, The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 5:23 a.m.
BANGOR, Maine — Officials diverted a US Airways jet to Maine after a French passenger traveling from Paris to North Carolina handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, prompting concerns about possible terrorism. There is no evidence the plane was ever in ...
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US Airways jet diverted to Bangor; passenger claimed to have surgically implanted device
BANGOR, Maine — A flight en route from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., was diverted to Bangor International Airport on Tuesday after a female passenger announced she had a surgically implanted device, according to airport and federal officials. The woman, a French citizen born in Cameroon, did not have any checked ...
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ACLU challenges single-sex classrooms in Sanford
SANFORD, Maine — The American Civil Liberties Union demanded Monday that the Sanford School Department eliminate four single-sex classrooms at Willard Elementary School that it called discriminatory. Sanford Superintendent David Theoharides said the program is about giving students more choices concerning their educations, not fewer, and that the ACLU’s demands ...
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Bar Harbor woman marks 15 years rehabbing animals with Acadia Wildlife Foundation
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Like many people in the local lodging trade, Ann Rivers spends her time providing food and shelter to those who need it. She does not have a paying clientele, however. In fact, her lodgers don’t even talk. They are animals who are hurt, sick, or otherwise ...
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Got faith? Maine the least-religious state in the nation
Maine has fewer residents who claim a religious affiliation than any other state in the union. The Pine Tree State is the only one in the country in which less than 30 percent of the population belong to a religious denomination or independent Christian church, according to a census conducted ...
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Portland businesses, city have little recourse to deal with increase in panhandling
PORTLAND, Maine — Don Deitz labored to get to the driver’s side window of a small red car, damaged nerves in his legs making even the short walk difficult. He accepted a few dollars and a passing conversation from the driver, then returned to his cardboard sign and the corner ...
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Maine may return to presidential primary after controversial caucus
AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill that would create a presidential primary in Maine was revived Wednesday with legislative approval to study the change over the summer. LD 1882, An Act to Establish a Presidential Primary in the State, was one of the final bills to be submitted in the 125th ...
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Support urged for $20M research and development bond
PORTLAND, Maine — Krystal Lacombe and Robin Spielmann work closely together, using an eyedropper to prepare material as they extract RNA and ready it for an experiment at the University of New England’s center for Genomics, Analytics and Proteomics. The work they’re doing today as pharmacy students could prepare them ...
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Parents need to immunize their children, Brunswick doctor says
BRUNSWICK, Maine — One of the most difficult things Dr. Lawrence Losey encounters when urging reluctant parents about immunizing their children, ironically, is that the vaccines work too well. Losey, who recently was named Maine’s first Childhood Immunization Champion by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, said some parents argue ...
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Early education cuts in state budget will force closures of some Head Start programs, say advocates
AUGUSTA, Maine — Proposed cuts the Legislature will consider next week to funding for Head Start and day care voucher programs are prompting educators to sound the alarm that the cuts will affect not only the children and families involved, but Maine’s economy as a whole. A supplemental budget bill ...
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Arthritis was an old person’s disease, until it happened to me
I admit to being one of those who always thought arthritis was an old person’s disease. Rightfully so in some respects. Growing up, the only people who I ever heard talk about arthritis were older and the person I saw debilitated by the disease was my great-grandmother. I never saw ...
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Maine job market may be thawing, say human resource experts
PORTLAND, Maine — The employment picture in Maine appears to be strengthening and companies may want to start thinking about recruiting and retaining employees, according to some front-line experts. Ed McKersie, founder and president of Pro Search Inc., a Portland-based recruiting and employment firm, said his company had its best ...
WOMEN@WORK
Are you hiring an independent contractor or an employee?
By Gigi Guyton on May 10, 2012, at 5:04 p.m.
One of the biggest hurdles for a growing business is knowing when and how to hire employees once the business shows some success. It can be oh-so-tempting for entrepreneurs to consider hiring help and misclassifying independent contractors when really they are employees, or worse, paying for help “under the table.” ...
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7-year-old from Aroostook County chosen as youth ambassador for Bangor Arthritis Walk
By Joseph Cyr, Houlton Pioneer Times on May 10, 2012, at 2:36 p.m.
SMYRNA, Maine — For as long as she can remember, Callie Russell has felt different than other children her age. While her friends and classmates can spend hours running on the playground, Callie sometimes finds it is too painful to keep up. The 7-year-old daughter of Ashley and Kilby Russell, ...
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra opens Waterfront Concert season with flair
BANGOR, Maine — The sturm und drang of Beethoven matched the wet, gloomy weather that hung over the Bangor Waterfront on Wednesday night as the Trans-Siberian Orchestra brought its unique fusion of metal, prog rock and classical to the waterfront concert stage. It was the first concert of 2012 and ...
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13.5% of Maine adults skipped medical care because they couldn’t afford it, report finds
An estimated 109,000 Maine adults went without medical care in 2010 because they couldn’t afford it, according to a new study. Hit hardest were the uninsured, who were far more likely to report having unmet health care needs because of the cost, according to the study released this week by ...
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Maine’s messy GOP convention hurts Senate hopefuls
By DAVID SHARP, The Associated Press on May 07, 2012, at 4:07 p.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s messy GOP convention denied much-needed exposure for six Senate candidates who are hoping to break away from the pack, and the party’s deep divisions that were on display could play into independent Senate candidate Angus King’s complaint that the major parties are broken. The GOP convention ...
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
Reporting crime
A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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