AUGUSTA — An effort to stop some Maine dog owners from misrepresenting their animals as “service” dogs by requiring more documentation was unanimously voted down by a key panel of state lawmakers Thursday. The legislation, which would have required dog owners provide proof in the form of training documentation and a letter from a health […]
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Maine committee votes to tighten campaign finance laws
AUGUSTA — A legislative panel Wednesday rejected a bill that would change the way Maine replaces a U.S. senator in the the case of an absence. On a nearly unanimous vote, the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee shot down a bill offered by state Rep. Matt Moonen, D-Portland, that would have stripped from the […]
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Bill introduced for tribal casino in Aroostook County
AUGUSTA — A tribal representative for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is asking the Maine Legislature to back his proposed bill that could lead to a casino for his tribe in Aroostook County. The legislation, as offered by Henry John Bear, the band’s nonvoting representative to the Maine House of Representatives, would also require […]
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Recreational marijuana bills could forestall statewide ballot measures
AUGUSTA — For state Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, it’s not a matter of if Maine will legalize marijuana for recreational use, but how it will do so. Also now at stake is whether Maine voters will get to weigh in this year or next. Russell and state Rep. Mark Dion, D-Portland, both have bills before […]
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Fire in five-unit Augusta apartment displaces tenants
AUGUSTA — A fire in an apartment building at 15 State Street on Friday night displaced 13 people. The fire was reported by a resident of the building shortly before 7:30 p.m. Rescue crews got everyone out of the building safely. One person was taken to the hospital as a precaution. According to WGME 13, a […]
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Sharon A. Harris
1945 – 2015 LEWISTON — Sharon A. Harris, 70, died Thursday, April 2, at Clover Living Center, Auburn, following a long illness. She was born in Portland on Jan. 24, 1945, a daughter of Charlie and Arlene (Newcomb) Thieme. Mrs. Harris was a graduate of Portland High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from the […]
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Legislative panel rejects LePage Department of Conservation overhaul
AUGUSTA — A key legislative committee has rejected a proposal by the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage that sought to dissolve the state’s Bureau of Public Lands and fold its functions into two other agencies within the state’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. As part of his two-year, $6.57 billion state budget proposal, […]
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Bill by Augusta Republican allows non-party voters primary participation
AUGUSTA — State Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, said Wednesday that he wants Maine to allow its large number of unenrolled voters to participate in party primary elections. Katz, considered a moderate Republican, said his bill, LD 744, would allow registered voters not enrolled in either party to cast a ballot for either a Republican or a […]
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Marion E. Holt
1938 – 2015 AUBURN — Marion E. Holt, 76, of Oxford, passed away Sunday, March 29, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Marion was born in Lewiston on May 31, 1938, a daughter of Henry and Madeline (Snow) Kelley. She attended Mechanic Falls schools, graduating from Mechanic Falls High School. She also attended and graduated […]