Mac Dickson

Maine Gov. Paul LePage Sunday proclaimed Monday to be the Martin Luther King, Jr. 'Day of Service.' The governor says the Martin Luther King holiday was designated as a national day of volunteer service when it was first enacted back in 1994 and it's the only federal holiday commemorated as a national day of service.

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By now you've heard the very confusing story about Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and his 'girlfriend.' Was she real? Was it all a hoax? One question is now answered thanks to 'Funny or Die.'

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We know that Beyonce will be the half time performer (with a Destiny's Child reunion planned) at the Super Bowl next month. Now, it's been announced that Alicia Keys will sing the National Anthem before the 'Big Game' in New Orleans, Feb. 3.

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This is the best way to get ready for Sunday's big Patriots game in the AFC Championship. Trust me! This is the funniest thing you will see all day.

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Is this any way to treat a TV weatherman? Well, in the Netherlands they think so. In Breda, Netherlands, this weatherman, while trying to do a live broadcast, has to all of a sudden avoid a fast approaching hail of snowballs heading for his face.

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A man wearing a Philadelphia Fire Department shirt has been pretending to inspect fire extinguishers at businesses. He allegedly burglarized an art museum, a music school and a visitor center. How did he get caught?

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'Women’s Health Magazine' has named Portland, Maine as one of the healthiest cities in the United States for a woman to live. The magazine’s ranked cities in 41 categories that included nutrition, cost of living and cancer rates.

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A month after 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, students from the area gathered at the home studio of Christ Frantz & Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads/TomTom Club.) They recorded a special version 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' featuring Ingrid Michaelson.

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Maria C. Waltherr-Willard, a longtime teacher in Ohio is suing her school district for allegedly discriminating against her because of her disability. What's her disability? She says she has a phobia of young children. Yes, you heard that correctly. Waltherr-Willard's lawsuit claims she experiences stress, anxiety, chest pains, vomiting, nightmares and higher than healthy blood pressure when she's around young children.

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Congratulations to Waterville High School's, Bethanie Brown. She's been named the 'Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year for Maine.'

It's been quite a year. She won the Class B state championship and went on to finish seventh at the New England meet and 11th at the Foot Locker Northeast Regionals. Bethanie told the Morning Sentinel that "It's pretty exciting. It's nice to be rewarded for all my hard work. It really is an honor."

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