AUGUSTA — State Rep. William Noon, D-Sanford, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, according to a news release from House Speaker Mark Eves. Noon, 66, died just one day before the Legislature was set to reconvene and finalize its work for 2015. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague […]
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As Maine Legislature returns for final day, outcomes remain uncertain
AUGUSTA — As top legislative leaders pushed to bring to a close one of the longest lawmaking sessions in the past 24 years, some — including House Minority Leader Rep. Ken Fredette, R-Newport — were pushing for a few more days. Rob Poindexter, a spokesman for Fredette, spoke earlier this week about “pumping the brakes” […]
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Stephen ‘Steve’ Hughes
1958 – 2015 MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Stephen “Steve” R. Hughes, 57, formerly of Augusta, died Sunday, July 5, following a courageous battle against Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. His wife, Penney, was at his side. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 25, 1958, a son of Raphael and Joan (Brehm) Hughes. He grew up […]
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Elaine F. Gould
1931 – 2015 WINTHROP — Elaine F. Gould, 84, of Winthrop, died on Sunday, July 5, at the Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation after a brief battle with cancer. Elaine was born on Feb. 26, 1931, in Winthrop, the daughter of Ferdinand Moses and Rosanna (Langevin) Fontaine. A lifelong resident of Winthrop, she attended […]
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Legion Baseball: Rogers Post suffers first defeat in shutout to Augusta
The offense was not. Rogers Post couldn’t solve Augusta pitcher Thomas Foster in a 1-0 loss to the visiting Elks in an American Legion Zone 2 contest. Rogers Post strung together five hits, but stranded eight base runners. Foster struggled with his command early, needing 31 pitches to retire the side. Mike Hammond walked during […]
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Repeal of Maine’s jail consolidation law moves forward
AUGUSTA — The Maine House on Tuesday passed a bill that returns control of county jails to the counties. The bill, LD 186, repeals a 2007 law change that aimed to consolidate the operations of the state’s 15 county jails with the Maine Department of Corrections through a unified state Board of Corrections. The bill […]
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Junk food bill passes House
AUGUSTA — A bill that would see Maine ask the federal government for permission to disallow the purchase of junk food with state and federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds, once called Food Stamps, cleared the House of Representatives on a 73-70 vote Monday. The bill, LD 526, directs the Department of Health and Human […]
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Bettie Cornise Kettell
1947 – 2015 AUGUSTA — Bettie Cornise Detjen Kettell, RN, CNOR, died suddenly Sunday, June 7, doing something she was passionate about — participating in a retreat at Pilgrim Lodge. She was born in Danville, Pa., on Feb. 9, 1947, a daughter of Cornise Denise Detjen and Herbert F. C. Detjen. Bettie was a 1965 […]
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Maine House OKs budget deal that includes tax cuts, welfare reform
AUGUSTA — A two-year state $6.6 billion budget deal tentatively agreed to by Maine’s top Democratic and Republican lawmakers and awaiting votes in the Legislature will include income tax cuts and welfare reforms but not to the extent Republican Gov. Paul LePage wanted. Lawmakers did accept some of LePage’s budget proposals including the elimination of the […]