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REPEALING: Gary Emmons, the proprietor of Exit 43 Quick Stop in Richmond, has filmed a commercial in favor of repealing beverage fees that will be voted on during a state wide referendum this fall. See story
OPENING SALVO: Maine beverage tax foes hit airwaves
Fed Up With Taxes group takes swing at new law with TV ad
for Question 1
MONMOUTH: School budget finally gains OK from voters
MONMOUTH -- After four tries over three months, voters on
Tuesday overwhelmingly gave final approval to a 2008-09
school budget.
SMITHFIELD: Night mission rescues loon
SMITHFIELD -- Watching a female loon struggle to barely
move out of the way of an oncoming personal watercraft, Linda
Rice knew something was wrong.
Study: Mainers lost out during recent recovery
AUGUSTA -- Mainers were more likely to be poor last year than when the last recession bottomed out in 2001, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
At Windsor Fair, some things change, some don't
WINDSOR -- James Tracy said he gets a break now and again to sit on the back deck of his tiny office and enjoy the harness races.
State, breeder spar over kennel search
WISCASSET -- A judge has yet to rule if a search warrant executed in January at a Somerville woman's home -- resulting in the seizure of 66 animals -- was supported by enough evidence.
GARDINER: Business park growth hailed
GARDINER -- City officials on Thursday will celebrate the
expansion of Libby Hill Business Park with a ground-breaking
ceremony.
Grant to aid education in Cobbossee region
AUGUSTA -- A federal grant to the Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed will fund a program to teach more fourth- through sixth-graders about watershed issues.
Educators told to innovate
OAKLAND -- Get relevancy into lesson plans and catch up with the digital age.
China to vote merger plan
CHINA -- The School Committee will meet about 5:30 p.m. today, right after the regional-planning committee meeting scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in the School Administrative District 47 superintendent's office in Oakland.
BRIEFS
AUGUSTA -- The Augusta Board of Education meets tonight to discuss last year's goals and how the school system did in meeting them.
POLICE
At a time unknown, Helen M. Webber, 48, of Richmond, was arrested on Ames Road and charged with theft by unauthorized taking.
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Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series.
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Maine's aging boomers
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'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in
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When, where and what. Whether in Central or Southern Maine, we have your town covered. Complete Somerset, Kennebec and Franklin County town meeting updates and town election results. Also coverage from Cumberland, York, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln counties courtesy of our sister paper — the Portland Press Herald. Get statewide gavel-to-gavel coverage here.
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LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
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MULTIMEDIA
Augusta skate park
Professional skateboarder Toebee Parkhurst rides at the Gage Street skate park and talks about the proposed new skate park in Augusta. He is part of a group of community members working to get a new skate park built at Williams Playground.
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The Rivalry: Cony-Gardiner
They're at it again. The Cony-Gardiner football game takes place Friday, August 29 with a 7 p.m. kickoff at Hoch Field in Gardiner. Follow the teams as they prepare for the 131st edition of this game, Maine's oldest high school football rivalry. Vote on who you think will win. Check results of past games from 1892 to 2007. Go to Cony-Gardiner site.
BLOGS
 Dems in Denver
Winthrop's Craig Hickman blogs from the Democratic National Convention.
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Postcard from Beijing
Spectacular closing 08/24/08
Portland Press Herald sports writer Mike Lowe reports on the Olympics from Beijing.
High School SportsSports writers from the Kennebec Journal and
Morning Sentinel bring you the latest news on your favorite
teams. Read more.
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Outdoors in Central Maine
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