AUGUSTA — Hundreds of flag-holding, sign-carrying people rallied Saturday at the plaza between the State House and the Burton M. Cross State Office Building in support of maintaining their right to bear arms and warning politicians against interfering with that. The Second Amendment Rights Rally was peaceful but cold, and filled with cheers for those […]
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North Livermore pastor opens Senate with prayer
Pastor Bonnie Higgins of Norridgewock served as Pastor of the Day, delivering the opening prayer in the Maine Senate on March 29. Higgins serves the congregation at North Livermore Baptist Church. During her visit, Higgins, right, was greeted by Senator Lisa Keim, R-Oxford, left.
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Gerald "Jerry" Lee Cote
AUGUSTA — Gerald “Jerry” Lee Cote, 73, of Rumford, passed away Saturday, March 24, at Togus Veterans’ Home Hospice Unit, after a series of hospitalizations due to cardiac issues. He was born July 24, 1944, to Hyacinthe and Delia (Therriault) Cote. He graduated from Stephens High School in 1962 and went on to serve in the […]
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Legislative committee backs pay raise for next Maine governor
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage moved one step closer to a long-sought victory Monday when a legislative committee overwhelmingly endorsed more than doubling the pay of the next governor from $70,000 a year to $150,000. The State and Local Government Committee voted 11-1 in favor of increasing the salary, which is now the lowest of […]
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Farmington church teams place in Bible Quiz Meet
CHARLESTON — Youth from Living Waters Assembly of God in Farmington traveled to Charleston Pentecostal Church on March 3 to compete in the Northern New England District Bible Quiz Meet. This was the final meet for the 2017-2018 season where teams from Central Maine come together to test their ability to memorize and understand God’s […]
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Committee deadlocks on bill designed to protect Mainers’ internet privacy
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee deadlocked along party lines Thursday on a bill aimed at protecting privacy on the internet. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, would prohibit internet service providers who receive state subsidies from selling customers’ data without notice or consent. The measure would also prohibit ISPs from charging customers an […]
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Beleaguered Leslie Gibson abandons state House race, seeks ‘peace and quiet’
SABATTUS — Hoping to restore “some peace and quiet in our lives,” controversial Republican candidate Leslie Gibson abandoned his effort to win a state House seat Friday. “I am not walking away with my head hung low. I am walking away with my head held high,” said Gibson, a Sabattus resident. Gibson said he made […]
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Video: Blogger says Paul LePage shoved her; he says she was chewing in his face
AUGUSTA— Maine Gov. Paul LePage had an interesting interaction with a blogger outside his office Thursday. And there’s video. A 20-second clip posted on Facebook by WMTW-TV reporter Jim Keithley shows LePage speaking to a group of media members. In the front is Carol McCracken, of Portland, who writes a blog called Munjoy Hill News. […]
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Albert LeBaron Card
AUGUSTA — Albert LeBaron Card, 88, recently of Farmingdale and formerly of Augusta, died Tuesday, March 6. A complete obituary will be published when service information is finalized. Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1 Church St., Augusta.
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Why did the chicken cross the Olive Garden parking lot? To evade police pursuit
AUGUSTA — Chicken, chicken, who’s got the chicken? After some strategic chicken wrangling Sunday afternoon, the Augusta Police do. City police were called to the parking lot of the Olive Garden in Augusta early Sunday afternoon on a call of a fowl running afoul of the law. The department, in a tongue-and-cheek post on its Facebook […]