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News from March 3, 2010
Maine bill closes birth, marriage records
Keeping the records open to the public opens the door to identity theft and fraud, state officials say.Carol Murphy found guilty of animal cruelty and assaulting officer
FARMINGTON – A Franklin County Superior Court jury today took 30 minutes to find Carol Murphy guilty of animal cruelty and assaulting an officer with a stun gun.Police nab pellet-gun vandals
One adult, one juvenile chargedFly Fishing Film Tour coming to Maine
The collection of short films is chosen to represent the pinnacle of fly fishing adventures.CNN deputy director to speak at Colby
CNN’s deputy political director, Paul Steinhauser, will give an early read on the presidential campaign of 2012 at 7 p.m. Thursday in Ostrove Auditorium at Colby College in Waterville.Waterville, Winslow logs, arrests
Police deal with drug offenses, thefts, foul odorWaterville to get airport funding
WATERVILLE — Robert A. LaFleur Airport is one of 9 airports in Maine to receive funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for airport improvements, U.S. senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins announced Wednesday. The airports will receive a combined total of $4,582,551.Somerset County police reports
Wednesday's blotterSuspect in baby's death agrees to return
The suspect was arrested in Maryland and has waived extradition.Sen. Susan Collins opposes delivery cuts
Collins is the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which has oversight over the postal serviceMaine Democratic Party has new director
Mary Erin Casale is a Portland native who has been serving as a field director for the party.Police say lost driver had drugs at border
COBURN GORE -- Three skiers on their way from Sugarloaf to Saddleback ski resorts on Monday inadvertently took a wrong turn and ended up crossing the border into Canada, officials said.Taxes unpaid; ownership of derelict building still in limbo
WATERVILLE -- The city technically owns the former Harris Baking Co. building on Harris Street, but the Dirigo Young Marines can get it back if they pay $13,000 within the next month or so.Town rejects change to treasurer's post
NORRIDGEWOCK -- Residents at Monday night's town meeting overwhelmingly supported keeping the town treasurer's position an elected one.Strong to meet this weekend
STRONG -- Town elections will be held Friday, and town meeting Saturday.Cornville to meet this weekend
CORNVILLE -- Selectmen and the town Budget Committee have reduced proposed spending for the coming year by 21 percent, as voters head to the annual town meeting on Saturday.Doors closing at Burnham Village School
PITTSFIELD -- In about four months, the Burnham Village School and superintendent's office will close, some students will be sent to new buildings and a handful of school jobs will be cut.State panel weighs warning for cell phones
AUGUSTA -- Ignoring the health risks of heavy cell phone use invites a cancer epidemic, supporters of a bill requiring manufacturers to put labels on mobile phones and packaging said Tuesday.Bingham OKs budget
BINGHAM -- Residents sailed through the proposed $627,045 budget at Monday night's town meeting, approving every item.Animal cruelty trial to begin
FARMINGTON -- The trial of a New Sharon woman charged with animal cruelty, assaulting an officer with a stun gun and refusing to submit to arrest starts today in Franklin County Superior Court.Anson mulls changes in waste fees
ANSON -- A proposal for waste haulers to take over the cost of tipping fees to dispose of solid waste is expected to draw controversy at the town meeting Saturday at Garret Schenck School.Boat show to start Friday in Augusta
AUGUSTA -- The 34th Annual Augusta Boat Show runs Friday through Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center.Solon elections, meeting Saturday
SOLON -- Road work represents nearly two-thirds of the $12,500 increase in the proposed 2010-2011 budget to come before voters at town meeting Saturday at Solon Elementary School.Bill would allow voluntary taxation
AUGUSTA -- A legislator's proposal to allow Mainers to voluntarily contribute money to pay for state social services gained traction Tuesday in the Taxation Committee.Sugarloaf to charge for rescue
CARRABASSETT VALLEY -- Sugarloaf management on Tuesday said it plans to bill the snowboarders who were rescued last weekendafter crossing warning ropes and boundary signs to reach the snowfields on the back side of Sugarloaf Mountain.$99 million 'jobs bond' meets GOP resistance
The "jobs bond" is an attempt to spur economic growth..Jam Out: Ice jam melts, relieving riverside
Warm weather has melted the much-feared ice jam in the Kennebec River, bringing relief to property owners and emergency officials after weeks of fretting.Most...
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