AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — There were more than 1,200 public employees in Maine who collected a salary and a state pension at the same time last year. Ten of those so-called double dippers earned an average of $168,000 each last year according to data from the Maine Public Employees Retirement System shows. Seven were school […]
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Maine gas prices actually drop slightly
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gas prices in Maine are bucking the national trend and falling, but market analysts say don’t expect it to continue. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com said Monday the average retail cost of a gallon of gas in Maine has fallen nearly two cents in the past week to an average of $3.81. The […]
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Maine gov leading trade delegation to China
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage will lead a trade mission to Hong Kong and China this fall, marking his first overseas mission as governor as well as the first time a sitting Maine governor has visited China, officials said Monday. The delegation is going to a region where there are growth opportunities […]
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Governor: Maine leads in helping entrepreneurs
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage says Maine is a leader in helping businesses to succeed. During a National Governors Association conference last weekend in Washington, LePage says he connected with other governors to see how they’re tackling issues. A major focus was entrepreneurs and how their success can drive the economy. In his […]
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Acadia National Park visitors spent $186M in 2010
BAR HARROR — A new study from the National Park Service shows visitors to eastern Maine’s Acadia National Park spent nearly $200 million in the park and surrounding towns in 2010. The new report examined the economic benefits that the nation’s 395 national parks brought to their communities during the year. For Acadia National Park, […]
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New England shrimp fishing season to end Friday
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Over the objections of fishermen and shrimp processors, regulators on Wednesday voted to shut down the New England shrimp fishery after Friday because fishermen have reached their catch limit for the season. Fishermen this year were allowed to harvest 4.9 million pounds of the small, sweet shrimp that live in the […]
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Fishermen meet amid bleak cod prospects
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Fishermen and federal officials grappled Friday with the increasingly bleak prospect of finding some way for the historic New England industry to avoid collapse amid troubles with the health of Gulf of Maine cod. Their meeting came in the week after regional regulators bought fisherman a yearlong reprieve from what would […]
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Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 percent
The job growth was the fastest since last March and April. Before that, the last month with stronger hiring, excluding months skewed by temporary census jobs, was March 2006. The unemployment rate came down by two notches from December. It has fallen five months in a row, the first time that has happened since 1994, […]
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State of the State address: Governor LePage’s script
Governor LePage’s 2012 State of the State Address: President Raye, Speaker Nutting, Chief Justice Saufley, members of the 125th Legislature, distinguished guests, and my fellow citizens. I am here tonight to update the Legislature on the condition of our great state. However, before I begin, I want to recognize and thank a few people. First […]
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Shrimp season rolls on amid controversy over quota
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New England fishermen have been casting their nets in the cold Gulf of Maine waters since the northern shrimp season began Jan. 2, but their season could be cut short this winter if their catches are too strong. Regulators are meeting Thursday to assess where the overall harvest now stands. If […]