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    April 2, 2011

    Snow keeps traffic lights from changing in Waterville

    WATERVILLE -- It wasn't just cars off the road that kept firefighters and police officers busy during Friday's snow storm.

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    April 2, 2011

    Man arrested in Fairfield break-in

    FAIRFIELD — A 25-year-old man was arrested Thursday for allegedly smashing a house window with a billy club in order to unlock a door and get to the people inside.

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    April 2, 2011
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    Oversight panel subpoenas former Turnpike director

    AUGUSTA — The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Paul Violette, former executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, to testify before the panel on April 15.

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    April 2, 2011

    Nateva festival canceled

    BY BOB KEYES The Portland Press Herald Maybe it was too good to be true. After a successful inaugural year, the Nateva Music & Camping Festival will not go on as planned this August at the Oxford Fairgrounds. Promoters announced its cancellation Friday, citing slow ticket sales and a crowded summer concert market that’s getting […]

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    April 2, 2011

    Six Mainers file federal suit against LePage over labor mural removal

    Six Mainers have formally challenged Gov. Paul LePage's controversial decision to remove a mural from the Maine Department of Labor headquarters in Augusta, according to a lawsuit that their lawyer said was filed electronically Friday evening to the U.S. District Court in Portland.

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    April 2, 2011

    GOP senators call out LePage in Op-Ed

    Eight Republican Senators are criticizing Gov. Paul LePage openly for making demeaning comments about members of the public, and they are urging him to take a more civil tone.

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    April 2, 2011

    US Senate keeps subsidies for rural airports

    WASHINGTON — The Senate already has handily nixed a proposal approved by the House on Friday to end a federal subsidy program for small airports, including Augusta's and three others in Maine.

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    April 1, 2011

    GOP senators express ‘dismay’ with LePage

    In an opinion piece submitted to Maine newspapers, the eight say that the governor needs to take a more civil tone in dealing with the public.

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    April 1, 2011

    Lawsuit: Return mural to Labor Dept.

    The complaint asks the court to compel Gov. Paul LePage and other officials to restore the mural to its original location.

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    April 1, 2011

    Nateva cancels summer concert

    The promoter blames slow ticket sales and a crowded summer schedule.