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A former Republican state representative and an incumbent Democrat are competing in the Nov. 4 race for the state House District 142 seat, which includes part of Sanford. Democrat Andrea Boland of Sanford, a self-employed title examiner, said she is ...

Two candidates will face off Nov. 4 for the state Senate District 3 seat, which includes the communities of Sanford, Alfred, Limington, Lyman and Waterboro. The race includes Robert Stackpole, a Democrat and five-term member of the Sanford School ...

Launched in 2004, Their Past Your Future (TPYF) is funded by the Big Lottery Fund and uses historical sources, sites, museums, veterans and eyewitnesses of war to increase young people's understanding of history, commemoration, national identity and ...

FD Boudville from Canada writes: I can't agree more. Dion still hasn't backed of his carbon tax plan which would place Canada at a disadvantage relative to the US which doesn't have one. Even the Ontario Liberal finance minister has now said today is ...

Just found and read Washington City Paper 's satirical reaction to the Creative Loafing Inc (their owner's) bankruptcy debacle . In it, the editors have constructed a document that claims that the paper "seeks journalism bankruptcy," and they are ...

I've just been in Scotland for a break, which involves that slightly nervous moment on the way home when you tender a bank note covered with thistles and Highland heroes at a Yorkshire cafe or petrol station. All went well this time, although I had ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ Maine lobstermen are talking about tying up their boats, and dealers are suggesting they haul fewer traps to get prices back up as the global economic crisis sends shivers through the state's signature fishery. PORTLAND, Maine ...