MANCHESTER —With 156 players and no available open date on the other side, Augusta Country Club and the Maine State Golf Association had a tight window to squeeze the Charlie’s Maine Open through in its entirety. Thunder, lightning, heavy rain and ultimately standing water slammed that window shut Monday afternoon. After a two-hour delay and […]
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Battle for control of Maine Legislature heating up
AUGUSTA — The battle for control of the Maine House and Senate is shaping up as the parties put the final touches on their slate of candidates. Parties have until Monday to submit replacements for candidates who have dropped out since the June 10 primary. But dozens of contests are already being closely watched as […]
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Battle for control of Maine Legislature heating up
AUGUSTA — The battle for control of the Maine House and Senate is shaping up as the parties put the final touches on their slate of candidates. Parties have until Monday to submit replacements for candidates who have dropped out since the June 10 primary. But dozens of contests are already being closely watched as […]
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Man injured when motorcycle leaves road in Perkins Township
PERKINS TOWNSHIP — An Augusta man was injured Tuesday night when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a corner on Route 156, Franklin County sheriff’s Lt. David Rackliffe said Wednesday. The crash occurred at approximately 6:55 p.m. Mark Green, 43, who was driving a 1998 Suzuki, was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial […]
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Income and tax levels for candidates in Maine governor’s race vary greatly
AUGUSTA — Annual earnings and how much they pay in taxes varies greatly among the candidates for governor. One pays more in state property taxes than he would earn as governor. One pays property taxes in Florida but not in Maine. And one pays about $500 less in property taxes on his home and a […]
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Study faults Maine for poor ‘rainy day’ planning, but lots of other states fare worse
AUGUSTA — The balance in Maine’s rainy day fund has been the source of considerable State House drama in recent months, but a new study by a respected national group highlights that piling up cash reserves is not just political theater. The state’s rainy day fund is essentially state government’s savings account. How it should […]
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Maine’s first lady to skydive next month for veterans
AUGUSTA — First lady Ann LePage is working on her nerve. On Aug. 9, she plans to jump out of an airplane alongside a group of veterans, including Travis Mills, a quadruple amputee who was injured by a bomb in Afghanistan. “I’m going to do it,” LePage said Tuesday during a get-together to announce her […]
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LePage says trip to China ‘productive’ but no deal announced yet
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage said a recent trip to China to court a manufacturer of rail cars to the Loring Commerce Centre would lead to continued negotiations, but he did not announce any pending developments. LePage is hopeful that Norinco, a giant Chinese company that makes military weapons as well as industrial […]
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Lewiston, Auburn move Friday’s Liberty Festival to Sunday
LEWISTON — The 18th annual Liberty Festival, including a fireworks display above Lewiston and Auburn, has been postponed until Sunday night. Festival organizers announced the postponement Thursday afternoon as the holiday forecast turned gloomy, calling for rain on Friday and wind on Saturday. All festival events — including entertainment, food vending and arrangements for parking […]
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Constance P. Webster
1924 – 2014 LEWISTON—Constance P. Webster died Wednesday, July 2, in the wonderful care of Androscoggin Hospice, surrounded by the love of her sons, John of Portland, Bob of Silver Springs, Md., and Bill and daughter-in-law, Molly of Lewiston. She had previously been in the excellent care of Montello Manor, and was smiling until the […]