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PublishedJune 25, 2012
Is it safer for teens to drink under parents’ watchful eyes?
The problem, experts say, is that parents only control the environment in their own homes. They can’t control the drinking.
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PublishedJune 19, 2012
Neighbors get time to buy Canco property
A national land trust gives a Portland group, or the city, the chance to purchase the wooded land from a utility.
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PublishedJune 18, 2012
Canco Woods deal gives residents 6 months to raise funds
Back Cove residents will need to raise $400,000 to save the 12.75-acre parcel from development.
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PublishedJune 16, 2012
‘What Obama said he will do is huge’
The policy change is hailed by Maine groups that advocate for immigrants.
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PublishedJune 15, 2012
Maine still struggles as private sector projects grow
PORTLAND – The private sector has increased spending on construction projects in most states, making up for the decline in government spending as federal stimulus money dries up, the chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America told contractors Thursday. Nationally, the industry is coming back from the recession, but the gains have been […]
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PublishedJune 14, 2012
Election 2012: King offer to shun super PACs dies quickly
His chief rivals for Senate resist his idea for a pact on third-party spending.
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PublishedJune 13, 2012
Angus King to opponents: No super PAC money
Democratic nominee Cynthia Dill commends King for his concern about the corrupting influence of money on politics, but Republican nominee Charlie Summers derides the proposal as “gimmickry.”
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PublishedJune 13, 2012
Portland House districts: Democrats Jorgensen, Moonen, Farnsworth capture primaries
PORTLAND — Voters in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries in Portland nominated Erik Jorgensen, Richard Farnsworth and Matthew Moonen for the Maine House of Representatives. With 312 votes, Jorgensen easily beat former Cumberland County Commissioner Malory Shaughnessy (234) and Portland school board member Justin Costa (182) in House District 115, which includes the Back Cove and Deering […]
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PublishedJune 12, 2012
Portland voters pick three Democrats for state House races
Erik Jorgensen, Richard Farnsworth and Matthew Moonen earn relatively easy victories in three contested House races.
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PublishedJune 12, 2012
‘A great day’ as dam removal begins
Hundreds watch the start of a Penobscot River project viewed as a model for fish and waterway restoration.
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