AUGUSTA (AP) — A state judge has ordered Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration to file paperwork to expand Medicaid as voters demanded despite an ongoing appeal, and the governor vowed to fight the order Monday. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy on Friday denied a motion filed by the LePage administration, which does not want […]
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L/A World Refugee Day postponed in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Organizers of L/A World Refugee Day have postponed the celebration scheduled for Wednesday in Lewiston. A post on the event’s Facebook page explained that the decision was made “in light of recent events in Lewiston and in order to allow the community time to grieve the loss of these two community members, Rayan Issa […]
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Westbrook man sentenced to two years in halal market fraud
A man found guilty of abusing food stamp programs at a local market was sentenced to two years in prison Monday. Abdulkareem Daham, 22, of Westbrook was convicted in January of conspiracy to defraud the federal government by allowing recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants […]
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Georgia woman strangles rabid bobcat to death in front yard
HARTWELL, Ga. (AP) — A 46-year-old woman strangled a rabid bobcat after the animal attacked her in her front yard in northeast Georgia. The Athens-Banner Herald reports DeDe Phillips of Hart County went outside on June 7 to take a picture when the bobcat lunged at her. She then grabbed the cat by its throat […]
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State still collecting ballots to conduct ranked-choice vote counts
AUGUSTA – Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said ranked-choice voting calculations for the Democratic gubernatorial primary will likely happen Tuesday. “Everything would have to snap into place pretty neatly to be done today,” Dunlap said Monday morning. “We are anticipating really being done tomorrow to be able to run the tabulation.” As of Friday […]
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Explosion of high school honors grads warping college admissions game
High school seniors today overwhelmingly graduate with honors, raising questions about the value of an A or a B and forcing college admissions officers to use various yardsticks to measure applicants. There is no statewide centralized data on Maine grade point averages, but a Press Herald review of a half-dozen schools in Greater Portland buttressed […]
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Springvale man, Sanford woman killed when car goes airborne, hits tree
A Springvale man and a Sanford woman were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Sanford Sunday night, according to a statement from the Sanford Police Department. Police say the driver, Blake Deslauriers, 20, and a passenger, Danielle Harrison, 37, were killed in the crash at about 9:15 p.m. A preliminary investigation found that Deslauriers was […]
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Family separation policy starts dividing Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a rising tide of outrage from Democrats and some Republicans over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Monday, again falsely blaming Democrats in the escalating political crisis. Democrats have turned up the pressure over the policy, and some Republicans have […]
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Bus company apologizes after employee tells passengers they have to be U.S. citizens to ride
Concord Coach Lines, a popular bus service that serves much of northern New England, has apologized after video surfaced of an employee falsely telling passengers in Bangor that they needed to be U.S. citizens to ride. The unidentified employee was captured in video taken by passenger Alec Larson on May 28, according to News Center […]
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Christian Women United luncheon
PARIS — The Christian Women United luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, at the South Paris First Congregational Church, 17 E. Main St. The Rev. Chaz Reed of Bridgton will be guest speaker. His wife, Kari, and daughters Hannah, Katherine and Juliana will be guest singers. Dot Hager from Lovell will be […]