AUBURN — After less than a year with the city, Assistant City Manager Denise Clavette announced this week she is leaving for a job in Saco. Clavette on Thursday called the decision a “great opportunity to be professionally ‘close to home.’” She lives in Old Orchard Beach with her husband, Larry Mead, who is the […]
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Questions about budget
I cannot wrap my brain around two thoughts. Why do some Paris selectmen criticize the Paris Budget Committee for “rubber-stamping” the town manager’s budget, which came in with no increase in property taxes, no increase in spending and no cuts to services? How can the Paris Selectmen recommend to Paris taxpayers a municipal budget that […]
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Golden is a strong leader
Maine needs an effective leader and a strong voice in Washington, and that is why I am supporting Jared Golden in next month’s Democratic 2nd Congressional District primary. Despite Gov. LePage and a Republican Senate, over the past four years Rep. Golden has introduced and passed eight bills regarding veterans. Rep. Golden’s peers in the […]
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Bellows a tireless advocate
I would like to thank Sen. Shenna Bellows for representing my community, Readfield, for the past two years. Shenna is a tireless advocate for the neediest among us. Her focus on the uneven burden that property taxes place on community residents due to tax shifting from the state onto municipalities is welcome. Serving the last […]
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Poliquin should sponsor H.R. 5031
The environment is one of the most important pieces of Maine’s economy. The jobs and revenue brought in from fishing and tourism are invaluable and must be protected. If Rep. Bruce Poliquin truly cares about the environment, he should take action to protect it. H.R. 5031, the Challenges and Prizes for Climate Act will establish […]
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Golden has what it takes
We need a leader to represent us in Washington. Jared Golden has shown he has what it takes to do the job. In two terms in the Maine House, he has risen to the role of Democratic Assistant Majority Leader. During his first term, unlike many new representatives, he went to Augusta and got things […]
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Memorial Day reflections
As we honor the military who served the nation in times of war, I call your attention to Riverside Cemetery, where a sailor lies at rest since 1880. His ship, USS Lehigh, ran aground in front of Fort Moultrie in Charleston (South Carolina) Harbor in the Civil War and was being pounded with cannon shot […]
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Harvey Weinstein arrested on rape, criminal sex act charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was arrested Friday on rape, criminal sex act and other charges from encounters with two women, police said Friday as the former movie mogul faced the first criminal case stemming from misconduct claims that scores of women made against him. Seven months after the allegations destroyed his career and […]
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Big bets, hired muscle and money laundering revealed in Portland bookie case
Dozens of recorded phone calls to Stephen Mardigan in which he takes bets from gamblers, discusses how they can pay their debts and confers with other bookies offer insight into how the Portland man who now faces nearly three decades behind bars ran what federal officials are calling Maine’s largest gambling operation. Transcripts of the […]
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Victor S. Balsamo
FARMINGTON — Victor S. Balsamo, 93, of Jay died Wednesday, May 23, at Orchard Park Rehabilitation and Living Center in Farmington. He is survived by his wife, Rita (Ouellette) Balsamo, and their seven children: Antonio and his wife, Caroline, Bernadette, John, Paul and his wife, Rachel, Robert and his wife, Virginia, Marianna and her husband, Ben, […]