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- ↑ Leary, Mal (February 9, 2012). "LURC battle under way, Beardsley calls bill opponents elitists". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ Stone, Matthew. "LePage appoints departing Commissioner Beardsley to state education board". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Cousins, Christopher; News, Bangor Daily (2016-12-14). "William Beardsley resigns from Department of Education". Lewiston Sun Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ↑ "State Police release report on Bob Carlson sex abuse investigation". newscentermaine.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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