LEWISTON — A new coalition aimed at defeating a November ballot question that will ask Maine voters to make marijuana legal for recreational use under state law is growing, according to a coalition leader. Mainers Protecting Our Youth and Communities includes parents, health experts, clergy and police, said Scott Gagnon, the coalition’s spokesman and the chairman […]
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Manufacturing is making it in Maine
Back in 2015, Ed Larkin could drive the Batmobile, but not well. The 62-year-old crashed into walls and lost control — a lot. Frustrated after playing “Batman: Arkham Knight,” the successful, longtime inventor was inspired to create a new way to play computer video games that didn’t rely on hitting keys on a keyboard to […]
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Bates project tells stories of of climate change with Maine voices
LEWISTON — The ongoing global debate over how much and how quickly the planet’s climate is changing and who’s to blame is often fraught with either the complexities of heady atmospheric science or the mind-numbing politics of those in perpetual disagreement on the topic. But a recently completed May-term project by a group of 12 […]
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Correction: Unenrolled voters can enroll on primary day
A story that appeared on Page A3 on Wednesday should have said unenrolled voters in Maine can enroll in a qualified party at any time, including Election Day or during a primary election. Those enrolled in a qualified party must wait 15 days after switching parties to be eligible to participate in a primary or […]
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Voters have until Friday to switch parties for June primaries
AUGUSTA — Republican, Democratic or Green Independent voters who want to switch parties have until Friday to do so if they intend to vote in Maine’s June primaries for another party’s candidate, according to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap. In a news release Monday, Dunlap said state law requires a 15-day waiting period after a […]
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Bates students bring Viking battle to life
LEWISTON — It was a bloody battle and a disastrous one for the nobles, but the lessons from Maldon in Essex, England, more than a 1,000 years ago have not been lost to history. Students from Bates College on Monday brought the battle to life for about 400 history students at Lewiston High School. Dressed […]
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Portland lawmakers ask LePage to apologize to Deering High School
LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage declined Monday to apologize for comments he made about a Deering High School student repeatedly being treated with the heroin antidote Narcan. Senate Democrats have asked LePage to apologize for comments he made at a town hall meeting in Lewiston earlier this month. The governor had said that a junior at the […]
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EPA focuses on Lewiston-Auburn landlords in new lead paint effort
LEWISTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an effort to clean up lead paint in Lewiston-Auburn. Curt Spaulding, the EPA’s regional administrator in Boston, said the effort was unique to Lewiston-Auburn, the area with the highest number of lead-poisoned children in the state. The agency has put painting and renovation contractors, landlords and […]
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Maine EMS awards honor local nurses, paramedics and doctors
AUGUSTA — A former longtime director of Maine’s Emergency Management System and several local doctors, a nurse and paramedics, were among those honored during a ceremony at the State House on Tuesday. Recognized during the annual State EMS awards in the Hall of Flags were: • LifeFlight’s Lewiston base manager, Lori Metayer, a paramedic and […]
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Getting the lead out, poison prevention efforts expanding
LEWISTON — Shilo Mathieu is on the front lines in America’s decades-long struggle to protect children from lead poisoning. And what she’s been seeing recently in this city known for its lead paint problem is both heartening and foreboding. Mathieu is a family nurse practitioner at Lewiston’s downtown B Street Clinic, which serves the city’s […]