LIMINGTON (AP) — Police say firefighters helped a woman who was stranded on a rock in a Maine river get safely back to shore, where she was immediately arrested on an outstanding warrant. Police say 37-year-old Kimberly Hayford and a man became stranded Saturday night after their inflatable raft was punctured by a rock in […]
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Vote on forestry, tech advancement bond set for Tuesday
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide a proposal that would fund advancements in aquaculture, marine technology, forestry and agriculture. The $50 million bond issue calls for the Maine Technology Institute to distribute $45 million in grants for upgrades in those areas. The Small Enterprise Growth Fund would direct the […]
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Sanford man to stand trial for scaring woman to death
ALFRED (AP) — A man accused of causing a Maine woman’s fatal heart attack by frightening her during a 2015 attempted burglary is due to stand trial. Jury selection was getting underway Monday for Carlton Young, who’s pleaded not guilty to felony murder. He’s accused in the death of 62-year-old Connie Loucks, who suffered a […]
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Former President George H.W. Bush celebrating 93rd birthday
KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is celebrating his 93rd birthday with family on the Maine coast. Bush was planning a low-key celebration Monday with his wife, Barbara Bush, and other family members at their summer home in Kennebunkport. She turned 92 last week. The former president was hospitalized in the spring with […]
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UMaine-Augusta names Rebecca Wyke as new president
AUGUSTA (AP) — The University of Maine System says the system’s finance and administration vice chancellor Rebecca Wyke will be the next president of the University of Maine at Augusta. A spokesman for the university system says Wyke’s appointment will be effective July 1. The appointment comes after the approval of the Board of Trustees […]
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Maine House upholds veto of bill to release $15M senior housing bonds
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine House has failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill aimed at forcing him to release $15 million in bonds for senior citizen housing that voters approved two years ago. The Maine House vote on Thursday was 89-58, short of the two-thirds necessary to overturn the veto. That followed […]
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LePage nominates ex-U.S. attorney Delahanty to return to state bench
AUGUSTA (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty II is in line to return to the state bench. Maine Gov. Paul LePage has nominated him to serve as a Superior Court justice, a position he previously held. If confirmed, he’d serve on active retired status. That means he could be appointed to hear cases but […]
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Brunswick man robbed by people he drank with that night
BRUNSWICK (AP) — Maine police are searching for two suspects who robbed an acquaintance after a night of drinking. Brunswick police say the 62-year-old male victim was robbed by two of his drinking partners Monday night. The Times Record reported (http://bit.ly/2r07XeW ) they took nearly $1,000 from him and ran away. Police Cmdr. Mark Waltz […]
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Winthrop town manager resigns after $166,000 tax error
WINTHROP (AP) — A Maine town manager has resigned after accidentally counting state revenue twice while preparing the year’s tax forms, making worse a large budget shortfall. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2r0o4o2 ) Peter Nielsen took full responsibility for the $166,000 accounting error at a Monday night town meeting. He has been town manager of […]
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Charging lawnmower causes fire that destroys Wayne home
WAYNE (AP) — A lawnmower that exploded as it was being charged is to blame for a fire that destroyed a home in the Maine town of Wayne. Officials say the fire on Friday started in the garage where the homeowners were charging their lawnmower. The fire spread from the garage to the home. The […]