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PublishedOctober 4, 2011
Wall Street protest reaches Portland
PORTLAND — Dressed in everything from face paint to gorilla suits, about two dozen protesters marched through downtown Portland on Monday in support of the Wall Street protesters who have occupied the financial district for weeks.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2011
Homeless veterans find community in ‘Huot House’
SACO — There are nearly 1,000 homeless veterans in Maine on any given night.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2011
Funds secured for Biddeford land purchase
Conservation groups will purchase 97 acres of undeveloped land off Granite Point Road and a small island near the mouth of the Little River for $5.125 million.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2011
Deaf Culture Festival today on Mackworth Island
The 2011 Deaf Culture Festival kicks off at 10 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. today at the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2011
Lots of wows at annual balloon festival
LEWISTON — Just as the sun rose over the city Saturday, yards of rip-stop nylon slowly billowed into the air as crews helped to inflate 24 hot air balloons.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2011
Balloon festival takes flight
About 100 passengers ride 24 hot air balloons this morning at the 19th annual Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Camp Sunshine to receive $400K gift
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a national sandwich and smoothie chain, raised the money during its annual Flip Flop Day.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2011
Children pull, Make-A-Wish benefits
SACO — Isaac Tucker focused as he drove a small tractor down a straight path pulling a weighted machine behind him, stopping only as a red flag flew up in front of him.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2011
Make-A-Wish benefits from pull
SACO — Isaac Tucker focused as he drove a small tractor down a straight path pulling a weighted machine behind him, stopping only as a red flag flew up in front of him. Volunteers unhitched the tractor, and Isaac drove it back around for the next child to get in line and try his or her hand at tractor pulling.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2011
Officials ponder sizzle or fizzle
A new law legalizing the sale and use of many kinds of previously illegal fireworks has local officials buzzing about how — or whether — to regulate fireworks at the local level.
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