Correcting the record

A story in Tuesday’s paper incorrectly stated the number of students who are allowed to take an alternate assessment under the federal education reform law No Child Left Behind. In fact, 1 percent of all students – which translates to about 5.6 percent of students in special education in Maine – can take the alternate.

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A divorce listing from Ellsworth District Court published in Tuesday’s Coastal edition had incorrect hometowns because of inaccurate information provided by the court. The listing should have indicated that Keith Smith lives in Orland and Eileen Smith lives in Bucksport.

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Omitted from the lead story on Page 1 of Thursday’s Style section was credit for the photo illustration. It was created by NEWS photographer John Clarke Russ, using classically styled sculpture from Blue Dolphin Antiques in Northport.

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Clarification: To clarify a story on the Friday Business page about Maine and Maritime business alliances, Greg O’Donnell of Maine Valve and Fitting Co. gave statistics that ranked Canada’s work force versus other G7 countries, not Maine versus New Brunswick. That part of the presentation was on Canada’s economic statistics. O’Donnell says that according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, labor costs in Canadian manufacturing are the lowest in the G7 countries. This does not speak to the difference between Bangor and Saint John.