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FROSTY FRANKENSTEIN: Snow coats a carved pumpkin Friday morning along Maine Ave. in Farmingdale. The layer of wet sticky snow that covered jack-o-lanterns and everything else that
wasn’t under cover was melting as temperatures rose on Friday. See storyAttack 'outrageous,' says Augusta soldier stationed at Fort Hood
Text messages on his cell phone kept U.S. Army Specialist Anthony Gayne, of Augusta, informed as the tragedy of the Fort Hood shootings unfolded.
Many students absent, but most not due to H1N1
Schools throughout central Maine are seeing a sharp increase in student absenteeism -- but educators say only a fraction of those staying home sick have been stricken by swine flu.
Nation's jobless rate reaches 10 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.
Old Man Winter: He's still got it
Thursday's preview of winter weather resulted in puddles of slush for some communities and sidewalk shoveling in others.
Okie seeks new trial
The man convicted 11 months ago of killing his father and former girlfriend wants the state's highest court to overturn his convictions.
AUGUSTA: Up the rails
AUGUSTA -- Scrap steel from the former Statler Tissue mill site is riding the rails to Quebec.
Saunders pays up to settle
Saunders Manufacturing Co. Inc., of Readfield, will pay up to $575,000 to settle a patent infringement lawsuit involving clipboard design.
Cianbro co-founder Ival Cianchette dies
PITTSFIELD -- Ival "Bud" Cianchette, one of the four founding fathers of Cianbro Corp., died Thursday night at the age of 83.
AUGUSTA: Airport to get fixup
AUGUSTA -- The Augusta State Airport terminal is getting a facelift, more space for passengers and a new roof.
NEWPORT: Police recover weapons in probe
NEWPORT -- Two guns have been found by authorities but a hunting rifle remains missing in the case of murder suspect Perley Goodrich Jr., Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Friday.
Police say Heath was threatened
AUGUSTA -- A prominent figure in Maine's social conservative movement received a death threat at his former workplace Friday, three days after Maine voters approved a repeal of the state's same-sex marriage law.
Police arrest theft suspect in closet
A second man suspected of being involved in a plot to steal cars and rob stores in the Farmington area last month was arrested Friday in Waterville.
Panel of 14 to design medical marijuana system
AUGUSTA -- Gov. John Baldacci on Friday signed an executive order to create a 14-member task force that will help apply an expansion of the state's medical-marijuana law.
Musta Got Lost: Ex-J. Geils singer to narrate concert
Although it may seem out of character for a rock star, Peter Wolf says it's really not a stretch for him to sit in with the Portland Symphony Orchestra.
Briefs
LITCHFIELD -- Selectmen will discuss several codes issues when they hold their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Police Log
State police continue to look for guns, tools and other items stolen during a string of car burglaries late last month in Manchester and Readfield.
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Election Results
Unofficial
Results sorted by race for
2009 November Election contested races updated at 4:13 PM on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.
597 of 605
(99 %) of precincts have
been reported. 567057
of 969912 (
60%)
registered voters have participated in this election. Election information provided by the Bangor Daily News.
2009 November Election Election: Statewide Results
Statewide Results
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REFERENDUM/BOND ISSUES |
| REJECT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW |
| Yes |
299483 |
52.81% |
| No |
267574 |
47.19% |
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| DECREASE AUTOMOBILE EXCISE TAX |
| No |
415153 |
74.06% |
| Yes |
145435 |
25.94% |
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| REPEAL SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION LAWS |
| No |
318064 |
58.38% |
| Yes |
226710 |
41.62% |
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| VOTER APPROVAL OF TAX INCREASES |
| No |
334918 |
60.18% |
| Yes |
221615 |
39.82% |
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| MAINE MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT |
| Yes |
330490 |
58.67% |
| No |
232790 |
41.33% |
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| HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE |
| Yes |
362106 |
65.40% |
| No |
191604 |
34.60% |
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| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| No |
283797 |
52.23% |
| Yes |
259593 |
47.77% |
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