POLAND — After his 1999 white stretch limousine sat for sale for years, Tim Morin sold it to four guys who wanted something flashy to drive cross-country to Los Angeles. The four — two from Oklahoma, two from Missouri — were in Maine on Monday to buy the Lincoln Town Car limo and start their […]
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L.L. Bean drops credit card vendor with Wilton call center
L.L. Bean has switched providers for its branded credit card, dropping a company that has added hundreds of jobs at a western Maine call center in the past decade. Cards branded with the logo of the Freeport-based outdoor and apparel retailer will now be provided by Citi Retail Services, a branch of Citibank and use […]
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Paul LePage says congressional hopeful Jared Golden 'has a lot to learn'
LEWISTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District is going to win a third term easily in November’s general election, Gov. Paul LePage said Monday. LePage said Poliquin is “one of the hardest workers in Washington,” and deserves to come out on top in the Nov. 6 general election. The governor said […]
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St. Mary’s Health System recognized for patriotic support of reservists
LEWISTON — Five managers of St. Mary’s Health System, a member of Covenant Health, were recently recognized by Maine’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program with Service Member Patriot Awards. They are Melanie Greaton, supervisor of physician network; Robert Kirouac, maintenance manager; Terry Lebrun, manager of physician practices; Ron Vachon, director of plant […]
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Seth Carey stays in district attorney race: 'I'm in it to win it'
AUBURN — Republican District Attorney candidate Seth Carey of Auburn, whose law license is suspended, is moving ahead with his campaign. Some in the GOP had hoped Carey might withdraw from the race Monday, the last day he could do so and still have the party pick a replacement candidate. “They wish!” Carey said Monday. […]
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Lewiston ranked among ‘best-run’ cities in America by WalletHub
LEWISTON — The personal finance website WalletHub has ranked Lewiston eighth on its list of best-run cities in America in its 2018 report. The website, which publishes annual rankings on a variety of topics, formed the list based on a city’s “operating efficiency” by comparing the quality of services residents receive to the city’s total […]
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Wilton man pleads not guilty to federal drug charges
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man pleaded not guilty June 27 to a two-count federal indictment in U.S. District Court charging conspiracy to distribute and possess heroin and fentanyl. Dennis Ayala, 55, was indicted by a federal grand jury June 21 on felonies of conspiracy to distribute and possess a controlled substance, namely heroin, and fentanyl, […]
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Country music at Turner gazebo
“Music for Mavis” presents John Hoose, of Country Choir, with Auther LeBlank and Walter Magee at the Turner Center Gazebo at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10. Bring a chair, bring a snack, bring a friend. Suggested donation $5 to pay the musicians. Rain or shine. If rain, under the library, right beside gazebo. FMI: 753-0954.
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Maine House sustains LePage's veto of Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA — The Maine House sustained Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a funding bill for Medicaid expansion Monday, handing the Republican another victory in his long campaign to stifle expansion of the program to another 70,000 Mainers. However, the state Supreme Judicial Court could alter the expansion picture next week, when it hears arguments in […]
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Maine House sustains LePage veto of Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA – The Maine House Monday failed to override a Gov. Paul LePage veto of a bill that funds a voter-approved expansion of the state’s Medicaid system. Conservative House Republicans stood with LePage, voting against the override on an 85-58 tally that fell short of the two-thirds necessary. The vote came with no debate on […]