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  • Coming home Maine Olympians give back in the offseason

    Select images available for purchase in theMaine Today Photo Store Wescott is the face of snowboardcross, the two-time reigning Olympic gold medalist. Clukey, a 2010 U.S. Olympian, finished last winter ranked sixth in the world in luge. They are regarded as Maine's best hopes to compete in the next Winter Olympics, to be held next February in Sochi, Russia. They could live and train ...

  • Maine poised for historic transition to natural gas

    tturkel@mainetoday.com Staff Writer Maine may be on the verge of a rapid, historic shift from oil to natural gas as a source of energy for generating electricity and heating homes and ...

  • Time people spend in shelters in Maine increases data show

    - Kristopher Hartford, 19, and Tatiana Nirza, 17, said they were lucky to get beds in the homeless shelter just two days after they called. They've been living at the shelter for about three weeks with their 7-month-old son, Kayden, because the income from Hartford's part-time job at a fast-food restaurant isn't enough to support them. Dean Lachance, executive director of Bread ...

  • EMOTIONAL REUNIONSurvivor Rescuer Meet Up At Maine B-52 Crash Site

    Eugene Slabinski, left, 83, of Hanover Township, Pa., sits with Gerald Alder, 81, of Davis, Calif., in Greenville, Maine, at a 50th anniversary remembrance of a B-52 crash in January 1963 on Elephant Mountain, Maine. Slabinski, an Air Force medic, dropped from a helicopter to rescue Adler, one of two survivors of the crash. Seven other crew members ...

  • Maine senators oppose border-crossing fees

    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, and independent Sen. Angus King, along with a bipartisan group of other senators, sent a letter Friday expressing their concerns about the Department of Homeland Security's plan to study the feasibility of imposing a border crossing fee along the ...


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Bad Taste [DVD]

Bad Taste [DVD]

Not since John Waters' Mondo Trasho (1970) has a movie's title been more appropriate to its subject matter than Peter Jackson's Bad Taste. Although he is now known as the man to whom New Line has entrusted $300 million to produce the much-anticipated The Lord of the Rings trilogy, just over a decade ago Jackson was a complete unknown New Zealander who wanted to get into the m ... ...

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  • Graduates gain a love of Maine

    Select images available for purchase in theMaine Today Photo Store He was watching the youngest of his three children, who all went to Maine colleges, walk across the stage Saturday at Bowdoin College to collect his diploma. "He has had a tremendous experience," said Googins. With his son, E.J., a math and computer science major, headed for a job in research and development at the ...

  • Survivor rescuer reunite at 50th anniversary remembrance of deadly Maine B-52 bomber crash

    Eugene Slabinski, left, 83, of Hanover Township, Pa., sits with Gerald Alder, 81, of Davis, Calif., in Greenville, Maine, at a 50th anniversary remembrance of a B-52 crash in January 1963 on Elephant Mountain, Maine. Slabinski, an Air Force medic, dropped from a helicopter to rescue Adler, one of two survivors of the crash. Seven other crew members died. (AP Photo/David ...

  • Maine energy bill targets prices

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill that seeks to lower Mainers’ bills for electricity and heating has won a 12-1 vote of support in a legislative committee, enhancing its chances of passage by the House and ...

  • 2 fires police chase lead to Maine mans arrest

    MINOT, Maine (AP) - A Minot man faces charges after allegedly burning down his home and a mobile home belonging to his estranged wife, then leading police in car chases reaching high ...

  • Maine governor has new clash with lawmakers

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - In his latest clash with the Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage is telling his department heads not to testify before a key ...

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