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Wathen nominated for turnpike board
Paul LePage has nominated Augusta's Daniel Wathen, a former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, to serve on the board of the Maine Turnpike Authority. Wathen is the governor's choice to serve as chairman of the board, which has six
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:03A
Morning Sentinel police log: May 25, 2011
IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 11:17 am, a vehicle accident with personal injury was reported on Hazelwood Avenue. 12:31 pm, a case involving criminal mischief was reported on Pine Street. 1:23 pm, a robbery was reported at Rite Aid.
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:03A
Anson residents OK money for settlement
The town's insurance company, Maine Municipal Association Risk Management Services, settled the lawsuit with Manzer and Peary within the last month, Worthley said. The $20000 is for items not covered under the insurance agreement between the town and
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:03A
Man pinned, killed by truck
Another employee saw the accident and called emergency services. The driver was unaware that someone had been injured and began to drive away, but learned of the tragedy before leaving. White was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he died.
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:03A
Georgia GOP Looks Past DOJ to Clear New Lines
Georgia Republicans are considering bypassing the Department of Justice to get preclearance for their new Congressional map and going directly to the courts instead. Republicans are looking at that route because — for the first time since the passage
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:03A
Holder Urges Law Grads to Emulate Robert Kennedy's Legacy of Service
"You made a critical choice, just as generations of U.Va. law students have before you: to serve the cause of justice, and to dedicate yourselves to the principles that made our nation great and, surely, will guide our future progress," Holder said
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:03A
With ID law on books, pass early voting bill
The photo ID law (assuming it passes muster with the US Justice Department) is expected to affect about 178000 registered voters, many of them elderly, poor or black. It also makes it more difficult for college students without a South Carolina
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:02A
Clamming safely: Pacific Seafood launches program in wake of deaths
With five seasonal, migrant workers dead in the worst boating accident in Cook Inlet in at least a quarter century, the Pacific Alaska Shellfish, the Oregon company which encourages people to come to Alaska to dig for clams, says it will for the first
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:02A
Washington Supreme Court Considers Anti-Camera Referendum Battle
Justices of the Washington State Supreme Court on Tuesday openly questioned whether it was proper for a city and a photo enforcement contractor to thwart the initiative process on the issue of traffic cameras. The question has become increasingly
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:01A
Washington Supreme Court Considers Anti-Camera Referendum Battle
Justices of the Washington State Supreme Court on Tuesday openly questioned whether it was proper for a city and a photo enforcement contractor to thwart the initiative process on the issue of traffic cameras. The question has become increasingly
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:01A
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