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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
State’s taking of Wabanaki children discussed at MLK Day breakfast
WINTHROP — For Denise Altvater, time in the child welfare system created a legacy of trauma in her family, just as it did for thousands of other American Indian families.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2013
Smokers confined to cars at University of Maine at Augusta
AUGUSTA — George Speck had 20 minutes between classes at the University of Maine at Augusta, so he walked to his car in the rear of the parking lot, put his books in the back and sat in the driver’s seat.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Ellis wins vacant Winthrop Town Council seat in special election Tuesday
WINTHROP — Don Ellis, a young service-industry worker, won a seat on the Winthrop Town Council in a special election Tuesday.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2013
Early start to flu season already tops last year’s outbreak numbers
AUGUSTA — First there were the weeks of travel, family gatherings and parties, topped off with kisses to ring in the new year. Adults have since returned to work and children to school.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2013
Family Violence Project recognized for community service by Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce
AUGUSTA — The Family Violence Project carefully tracks the number of victims it serves, but just as important is something that can’t be counted: abuse averted by education and prevention efforts.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2012
Project Login aims to double state’s computer science graduation rate
AUGUSTA — The mismatch between existing and future jobs in Maine, and the workers willing and able to do them, applies across many fields, from hospitality to advanced manufacturing.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2012
Teachers seek guidance from Legislature on student restraint rules
AUGUSTA — In an elementary school classroom in central Maine this year, one girl has destroyed several books, ripped charts off the walls and thrown shoes at a classmate.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2012
School districts call midyear budget cuts a tough assignment
If finding places to save money in a school district is difficult during the spring budget season, it’s even tougher when students are about to return from winter break, local superintendents said Thursday.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2012
Augusta church scrapes bottom of bowls to meet Christmas meals demand
AUGUSTA — It wasn’t yet noon when a volunteer at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church scraped the bottom of the steam table pan of mashed potatoes.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2012
Farmingdale bank branch maintains historic look in modern building
FARMINGDALE — Where once a historic mansion perched above Maine Avenue, a modern bank building has sunk its roots deep into the ground.
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