AUGUSTA — Dr. John Wesley Fisher will be the keynote speaker at the Maine Military and Community Network Conference, Bringing Veterans, Military Families, and Support Services Together, which will take place on Thursday, July 20. The conference is offered by the Lewiston-Auburn MMCN and several sponsors. Fisher is an author and Vietnam combat veteran who […]
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Maine Innkeepers award college scholarships
AUGUSTA — The Maine Innkeepers Association has given college scholarship grants to 12 students from across Maine. Many of the students are already attending colleges in the Northeast and several are headed to college for the first time. The scholarships were announced at a benefit dinner at the Black Point Inn in Scarborough. Proceeds from […]
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Maine state workers fear looming government shutdown
AUGUSTA (AP) — State workers in Maine are bracing for a potential government shutdown. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2rZciKY ) Maine’s Legislature voted for an extension to determine a state spending plan for the next two years Wednesday. Gov. Paul LePage explained the government was preparing for a possible shutdown the day before the vote. […]
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Future of new ranked-choice voting system remains unclear
AUGUSTA (AP) — The future of Maine’s statewide voting system approved by voters last fall remains unclear as lawmakers debate. The state Supreme Judicial Court this year issued a nonbinding decision that the method is unconstitutional when it comes to elections for governor and state lawmakers. The law, as it stands, would allow residents to […]
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Bill limiting doctor gifts from drug companies passes Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers in Maine are close to passing a bill that would limit perks given to doctors from pharmaceutical companies. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2spJheP ) the bill would head to Gov. Paul LePage’s desk after passing the Legislature. Democratic Rep. Scott Hamann says the proposed measure will help ensure doctors prescribing […]
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Roger Dale Prestridge
AUGUSTA — Roger Dale Prestridge, 67, of Wilton passed away June 20 at Maine Veterans’ Homes in Augusta, surrounded by family. He was born Feb. 25, 1950, in Palestine, Texas, a son of William and Murtie Teel Prestridge. He attended Palestine High School. In 1968, he began his career in the U.S. Army. He was […]
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Nation's largest student loan servicer fights back as Maine eyes protections
AUGUSTA (AP) — The nation’s largest servicer of federal student loans has lobbied against states’ efforts to license student loan servicers in Maine and elsewhere this year as it seeks to become the nation’s single servicer of student loans under a plan backed by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. State records reviewed by The Associated […]
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River Valley legion topples Augusta
RUMFORD — Dylan Desroches had three hits Saturday to pace River Valley to a 6-2 victory over Augusta in opening-week American Legion baseball action Saturday, earning its first win of the season. Luke Lueders, Cam Godbois, and Cooper Chiasson each had two hits while Gavin Arsenault had a double. Augusta (1-2) took a 2-0 lead […]
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Democrats, hoping to avert shutdown, send Maine budget to special panel
AUGUSTA — Democrats in the Maine House of Representatives advanced their two-year budget proposal on Monday, but it was merely a procedural move that pushed the Legislature closer to a little-used process that will place the budget in the hands of a new panel. It likely means that a committee of three Republicans and three […]
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Maine House upholds veto of bill to release $15M senior housing bonds
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine House has failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill aimed at forcing him to release $15 million in bonds for senior citizen housing that voters approved two years ago. The Maine House vote on Thursday was 89-58, short of the two-thirds necessary to overturn the veto. That followed […]