AUGUSTA — With only a small dose of political stagecraft, the Maine Legislature got off to a quick start Wednesday, sending dozens of bills to committee and plowing forward on the reauthorization of millions of dollars in land conservation bonds. Lawmakers also got to work on a bill designed to fight a growing heroin problem […]
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Maine lawmakers prep for short session
AUGUSTA — State House leaders Monday outlined their plans for the start of the second regular session of the 127th Legislature, but it’s clear Republicans and Democrats are going to struggle to find common ground on a host of issues. Topping the list will be how fast the Legislature moves on a bill that’s meant […]
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Augusta: A tale of two retail tax breaks
Faced with the aftermath of a deep recession and an area of town that city leaders really wanted to see developed, Augusta offered tax breaks 25 years ago to the developer behind the Marketplace at Augusta off turnpike Exit 112. Later, in a retail development known as Augusta Crossing three miles south at Exit 109 […]
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Arrest made in Christmas murders case
UPDATE: N.Y. man denied bail in Christmas Day homicide AUGUSTA — State police arrested a New York man Tuesday in the shooting deaths of an Augusta couple on Christmas morning, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. David W. Marble, 29, of Rochester, N.Y., was charged with two counts of murder after Augusta police stopped […]
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Stavros Mendros ousted as Androscoggin GOP chair after dust-up over missing funds
LEWISTON — In the wake of a scandal involving $8,000 in missing cash, the Androscoggin County Republican Committee during a private meeting Thursday voted to remove its chairman, Stavros Mendros of Lewiston. Earlier this month, Mendros alerted the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office and the media that he had discovered the money missing when he […]
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Maine youth survey shows marijuana use remains steady
AUGUSTA — A recent survey of Maine youth suggests marijuana use by high school and middle school students remains steady while the use of other drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, is in decline, according to a group hoping to defeat a referendum aimed at legalizing marijuana. Scott Gagnon, director of Smart Approaches to Marijuana Maine, […]
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Augusta man sought in burglary spree
OXFORD — Police have issued an arrest warrant for an Augusta man they say burglarized three businesses in Kennebec County and is wanted for questioning in other break-ins in Androscoggin and Oxford counties. Detective Michael Bickford of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office is asking that anyone with information on the whereabouts of 39-year-old John Howard to call […]
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Shipbuilders vote today on contract proposal
AUGUSTA (AP) — There’s no strike on the line when the largest union at Bath Iron Works votes on a proposed four-year contract today but the shipyard says its future competitiveness is at stake. The company pressed for early negotiations aimed at winning concessions that it says are necessary to be competitive on a crucial bid […]
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Former St. Dom’s coach charged with drug trafficking
LEWISTON — A former soccer coach at St. Dominic Academy in Auburn was arrested Tuesday and charged with drug trafficking. John Brissette, 36, of Monmouth was free Wednesday on $5,000 cash bail from Kennebec County Jail in Augusta after an initial appearance at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, according to a jail spokesman. Brissette […]
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N.Y. man charged in Augusta homicide
AUGUSTA (WGME) – Maine State Police and Augusta police are investigating the death of a man found inside an apartment on Washington Street overnight Monday. They are labeling the death a homicide. One man is in custody. Police also are looking for 27-year-old Zina Fritze and her boyfriend, 45-year-old Michael “Sean” McQuade. Police say they […]