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30 YEARS AGO Mainer recalls time as Iranian hostage Kennedy taken at US Embassy, held 444 days
Nov 06, 2009; ... MOUNT DESERT - Moorhead Kennedy still remembers in vivid detailthe day three decades ago when he and more than 60 other Americanswere taken hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Iran. Working as an economist for the U.S. State Department, Kennedyhad been up late the night before analyzing ...
UMaine clinic vaccinates at-risk students
Nov 06, 2009; ... ORONO - A two-day H1N1 flu vaccine clinic at the University ofMaine got off to a smooth start Thursday, with about 300 high-riskstudents getting an injected dose of the scarce vaccine. The clinic,held at the Cutler Health Center, will be open again today, but allavailable doses already ...
Student absences still numerous at Nokomis High 20 schools report rates about 15%
Nov 06, 2009; ... NEWPORT - The absentee rate at Nokomis Regional High Schoolreached almost 34 percent Wednesday as several seasonal maladiescombined with the H1N1 flu to keep lots of students out of school. Principal Mary Nadeau, in a memo posted on the school's Web siteand Facebook page, said ...
Barrett a finalist for Lewiston post
Nov 06, 2009; ... BANGOR - City Manager Ed Barrett has been named a finalist forthe vacant city administrator position in Lewiston, just one weekafter city councilors in Bangor effectively forced him to retire. Barrett, 62, confirmed Thursday that he was approached late lastweek by officials in ...
Medway businessman awaiting trial placed under house arrest
Nov 06, 2009; ... BELFAST - Medway businessman James B. Lee has been placed underhouse arrest for violating bail while awaiting trial formanslaughter. Lee, 44, who had been in jail since he was arrested on the chargethree weeks ago after being seen behind the controls of a roadgrader, learned of ...