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“Unless a referendum is well-founded, it's a very large waste of taxpayers' money”

Voting season is under way in Maine, but few people seem to have taken notice. Under a new state law, voters are going to the polls this spring to cast ballots on their local school budgets. via Boston.com

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The gates swung open on Friday afternoon, April 11, the crowds arrived and the cavernous grandstand at Scarborough Downs came to life once again as the 2008 harness racing season celebrated opening day in the ... via Hoof Beats

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“The Dead River and the Kennebec up by The Forks are open water. Usually, there are 6-feet ice chunks tossed along the sides. None are there”

As the snow continues to pile up, water flows into basements and ice encases trees, state officials are carefully monitoring snow and water levels with an eye toward spring flooding. via Bangor Daily News

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“I knew I wasn't in danger. It was in the ell. I wasn't going to leave my home”

Wood stove ashes set too close to a house on Anson Valley Road on Friday caused minor damage to an ell. via Sun-Journal

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A former high school assistant principal awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to sexual abuse of a minor. via Sun-Journal

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“Male teachers can't stay in the profession. You can't even look at these people the wrong way.”

The Carrabec High School administrator accused of unlawful sexual contact with a minor has stepped down as minister of an evangelical church. via Free Republic

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The assistant principal and athletic director at Carrabec High School has been charged with unlawful sexual contact and sexual abuse of a minor. via WLBZ

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Cooler conversation You know you're in Maine when you drive really slowly to work in a snowstorm, spend the next two hours chewing the fat with co-workers about how you actually made it to work, then leave work ... via Village Soup

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There will be 11 farms throughout the State of Maine that will open their doors to give you a glimpse of what it is like to operate a horse farm. via Hoof Beats

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