Updated 3:10 p.m.: Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’s using an executive order to shift oversight of licensing and enforcement relating to legal marijuana. LePage sparred with state lawmakers about who should have authority over marijuana sales in Maine. He gave the authority to the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations on Monday. The order […]
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Majorly cool
‘Adventure therapy,’ ‘fermentation science’ and ‘social media activism’ are just some of the untraditional courses at Maine colleges. Dangling off a cliff with your significant other is a great time to start listening without judgment and working out what needs to be worked out because, hey, you’re dangling off a cliff. Things can get worse. […]
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Bob Evans selling its restaurants, buying Maine potato company
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — Bob Evans is selling its restaurants to a private equity firm for $565 million, splitting that part of the company from the food division that makes sausage, refrigerated side dishes and other convenience foods. New Albany, Ohio-based Bob Evans Farms Inc. says it’s selling the restaurants to Golden Gate Capital […]
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Sex offender notification
Sex offender notification The following person meets Lewiston Police Department’s policy on community notification. Offender’s name: Scott Ritter Age: 29 Street address: 69 Horton St., Lewiston Conviction: Gross sexual assault Convicted: 2012 Record location: Waldo County Superior Court Victim’s age: Under 14 years Conviction: Unlawful sexual contact Convicted: 2010 Record location: Waldo County Superior Court Victim’s […]
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Snow, sleet, and freezing rain expected across Maine starting Monday night
Snow is on the way along with a wintry mix. Roads will be slick Tuesday morning. @wgme #weatherauthority #snow #mewx pic.twitter.com/XUklrXZ47X — Amanda Jellig (@AmandaWGME) January 23, 2017 STATEWIDE — A nasty nor’easter will provide central and southern Maine with a myriad of precipitation types Monday night through Tuesday. A Winter Storm Watch is in […]
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Junior Hockey: Callan and the Fighting Spirit hold off the Wild
On Sunday morning, Aaron Callan was just that for the L/A Fighting Spirit in a 2-1 victory over the Maine Wild at the Biddeford Ice Arena. The Wild were 0-for-4 on the man advantage while the Fighting Spirit weren’t much better going 0-for-3. It wasn’t easy for Callan as he stopped 38 shots, including 13 […]
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College football: Maine releases 2017 schedule, will open at UNH
ORONO — The University of Maine football team unveiled its schedule for the 2017 season on Wednesday featuring a rare opener against its arch rival and a stop at historic Fenway Park. Maine will kick off the season at UNH on Saturday, Sep. 2. It is the first time in 25 years the rivals will […]
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George H.W. Bush and wife, Barbara, in Houston hospital
HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to an intensive care unit on Wednesday, and his wife, Barbara, was hospitalized as a precaution, according to his spokesman. The 92-year-old former president was admitted to the ICU at Houston Methodist Hospital to “address an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia,” family spokesman Jim McGrath […]
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Hamlin, Lincoln’s vice president, a one-termer
It was a cold day in early March 1861, when the first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln took place in front of the U.S. Capitol. Seated near the new president was Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill, Maine, who was to serve as Lincoln’s vice president for one term. Hamlin, an effective and respected U.S. senator for […]
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Families vent frustration at Maine’s cold-case unit, push new victim’s rights bill
AUGUSTA — In 1980, a dog found Wanda-Jean Mitchell’s head in the woods in Poland and brought it home to his owners. A police search party found her body two days later. The teen had been missing nearly a year, since the day before her 15th birthday. She’d run away from home. Sheila Simoneau said […]