AUGUSTA (AP) — Several seasons for the hunting of small game animals in Maine are coming to a close for the year. The seasons for raccoons, skunks and opossums all end on Dec. 31. There is also a season for the hunting of gray squirrels that ends on that day. Hunters who pursue gray squirrels […]
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Chellie Pingree leading push for more hops research to aid brewers
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree is helping lead a group of lawmakers in support of hops research. Hops are flowers of the hop plant, and they’re used to impart flavor and aroma to beer. More than 100 lawmakers are calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase its commitment to research of […]
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Three women snowmobilers rescued after night in Maine woods
MILLINOCKET (AP) — Maine game wardens say three women are safe after they became separated while snowmobiling near Millinocket. Wardens say 62-year-old Dorothy Gould, of Glenburn, Maine, Alice Meadow of Texas and Valerie Morrow, of Garland Maine, both of whom are in their 50s, were staying together at a camp on Smith Pond west of […]
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Maine & The Holidays: The Quiz
Think you know Christmas in Maine? Put down the egg nog and take a crack at our Maine & The Holidays Quiz. (You just may earn a reputation among all your family and friends gathered for the holidays . . . er, a better reputation.) We guarantee lights, song and boatloads of trees. Also dogs […]
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Bills would lower speed limit on part of I-295 to 60 mph
AUGUSTA (AP) — State lawmakers from Cape Elizabeth and Falmouth are trying to lower the speed limit on a busy section of Interstate 295. The Portland Press Herald reports Sen. Rebecca Millett and Rep. Teresa Pierce, both Democrats, have submitted bills to lower the speed limit from 70 mph to 60 mph between Falmouth and […]
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No kids hurt when car loses control, hits Kennebunk school bus
KENNEBUNK (AP) — No children were hurt after police say a vehicle apparently slid out of control and hit a school bus on state Route 35 in Maine. Kennebunk police say four elementary students were aboard the bus when the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries and […]
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Maine DHHS to create new slots for addiction treatment
AUGUSTA (AP) — The state Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will expand access to medication-assisted addiction treatment by creating 359 new slots with a program scheduled to start next month. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2hP4Xu6 ) the department said Monday its study showed that about 300 to 450 people in […]
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The Hot Corner: New England sports Christmas wish list
Surely it will not shock anybody who has digested my work in this space for a substantial length of time that my cynicism developed far ahead of my years. Take Santa Claus, for example. By the time I reached kindergarten, I was a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic. How was a fat dude at the North Pole getting […]
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Students nominated for U.S. military service academies
BANGOR — Several students from Maine’s 2nd District have been nominated to attend U.S. military service academies next year. To be considered for appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by a member of Congress. Candidates were nominated to attend the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York; the U.S. Naval Academy […]
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19-year-old Standish driver dies after losing control, hitting tree
STANDISH (AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old driver has died in Standish, Maine, after he lost control of his car and it hit a tree. The Cumberland County sheriff’s office says Trey James, of Standish, died at the scene from injuries early Thursday. He had been traveling south on Cape Road in Standish when lost […]