1930 – 2014 WISCASSET — David Bryer, 83, of Tower Road, Vienna, died Sunday, April 27, at his daughter Jeanette Reed’s home. He was born in Damariscotta on Nov. 3, 1930, a son of Harold A. and Susan E. (Gray) Bryer. He graduated from Boothbay High School and entered the United States Army. On Jan. […]
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Claire E. Taylor
1927 – 2014 FARMINGTON — Claire Elaine Taylor, 87, of Farmington, died Friday, April 25, at Franklin Memorial Hospital. She was born March 29, 1927, in Palermo, a daughter of Everett H. and Annabelle (Tobey) McKechnie Sr. She attended Augusta schools, graduating from Cony High School in 1944. Claire’s working career began in Augusta at […]
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Work on Maine State House copper dome begins
AUGUSTA (AP) — The $1.3 million project to replace the copper atop the Maine State House dome is underway. Crews began erecting scaffolding in late March. By mid-May, they should be finished erecting the staging. Removal of the old copper will begin by early June, and the whole project is supposed to be done in […]
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Maine Lobstermen make waves at union event
LEWISTON — At the start of 2013, a group of lobstermen from up and down the coast got together and achieved something that surprised many: They formed a union. By the end of the year, the Maine Lobstermen Union boasted more than 600 members, and its list of achievements was growing fast. It lobbied legislators […]
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LePage vetoes bill that sought greater government transparency
AUGUSTA — A bill that would have opened records on industrial hazardous waste and mercury emission control plans was vetoed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Earth Day. Under current law, the plans are protected as “trade secrets.” The bill, LD 1821, would have upheld the current requirement for government agencies to acknowledge a request […]
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LePage vetoes Democrats’ welfare bill, two others
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a bill that would direct the administration to report on efforts to combat welfare fraud. The bill introduced by Democratic Rep. Drew Gattine of Westbrook requires the Department of Health and Human Services to report annually to the Legislature on its efforts to investigate fraud […]
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LePage: Dems’ defeat of his bills is ‘shameful’
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is blasting the Democratic-controlled Legislature for blocking his measures to overhaul the state’s welfare programs and change the work permit process for minors this session. In his weekly radio address, the Republican governor called it “shameful” that Democrats would rather defeat his administration’s proposals than do what […]
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LePage heralds drop in Maine’s unemployment rate
LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage was touting his economic policies again Friday on the heels of the latest unemployment data released by the U.S. Department of Labor. Figures for March show Maine’s jobless rate decreased to 5.9 percent, the lowest rate the state has seen since LePage took office in January 2011. The rate […]
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Maine Legislature approves late, last-ditch push for Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Legislature on Thursday night approved a Medicaid expansion plan for the third time since March, though the bill is likely doomed to the same fate as its predecessors — death by gubernatorial veto. The House of Representatives gave the bill final approval with a vote of 94-51. The Senate gave […]