GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks repeatedly declined to answer a judge’s questions Saturday and his co-defendants knelt in prayer in what appeared to be a concerted protest against the military proceedings. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men appeared for the first time in more […]
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Gov proclaims Apple Sunday in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage has proclaimed today Maine Apple Sunday and is encouraging families to visit an apple orchard this weekend and throughout September. Maine has 60 apple orchards, and a listing of where they are located can be found at www.getrealmaine.com . In his proclamation, the governor says apple farms serve […]
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High-profile flag-wavers join Freeport flag ladies
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — The Freeport Flag Ladies maintained their decade-long tradition of waving the Stars and Stripes and were joined by Gov. Paul LePage, Maine’s entire congressional delegation, the commanding general of the state’s National Guard and several hundred others in a show of patriotism on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. […]
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LePage orders lowering of flags on 9/11
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is ordering flags to half-staff for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. LePage said Friday that the flags will be lowered Sunday in remembrance of the 2001 attacks, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives. He says he’s asking Mainers to honor the memory of Americans […]
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Goodwill AmeriCorps volunteers participate in 9/11 day of service
BETHEL — Goodwill AmeriCorps members in Maine will take place in a national pledge of service in remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001. As AmeriCorps members begin their new terms of service, they will reach out and encourage others to pledge their time to serve. The mission of this call to action is to “provide a […]
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Church to honor first responders on 9/11
DIXFIELD — Bells at the Congregational Church will toll for one hour Sept. 11 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. They begin ringing at 8:46 a.m., the time American Airlines flight 11 hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001. Church trustee Beverly […]
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Mexico Fire Department to attend Freeport 9/11 ceremony
MEXICO — A group of Firefighters from Mexico will attend the 9/11 ceremony in Freeport. The event includes the unveiling of a memorial constructed out of two beams from the World Trade Center. Mexico Fire Chief Gary Wentzell stated that 10 to 12 firefighters will travel in one of the department’s engines Sunday, Sept. 11. […]
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Let cooler heads prevail
The anguish and sensitivity of the American people in regard to the barbaric 9/11 attack by Islamic fanatics and terrorists should never be questioned or violated. The same applies to the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and, for the Jewish people, to the Holocaust and Nazi plan for their extermination. […]
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9/11 politicized by mosque, Quran controversies
NEW YORK (AP) — For almost a decade, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was marked by somber reflection and a call to unity, devoid of politics. Not this time. This year’s commemoration of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pa., promises to be the most […]
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Local Muslims: Rise of intolerance not happening in Lewiston-Auburn
LEWISTON — Inside the Baraka Store on Lisbon Street on Thursday, Somalis talked about the Florida Quran-burning planned for Sept. 11, which was called off and then reconsidered late Thursday. “This is our holy Quran,” said Mohamed Heban as he and his wife, Ardo Mohamed, waited on customers. “For someone to burn it is unacceptable.” […]