I’ve heard you have to be careful of what you wish for — but as we roll into 2016, there are some interesting political changes in the wind here in Maine and nationally with a presidential election on the horizon. The first is that every seat in the Legislature is again up for grabs, as […]
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Sen. Tom Saviello offers Medicaid expansion bill to fight addiction
AUGUSTA — Hoping to tap readily available federal funding that could help fight Maine’s heroin addiction crisis, a pair of state GOP lawmakers is again proposing legislation to expand Maine’s Medicaid system. Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, who has previously supported an expansion of the state and federally sponsored health insurance program for low-income families and […]
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Maine weighs marijuana and highway safety
LEWISTON — As advocates for legal marijuana close in on a signature-gathering campaign likely to force a statewide ballot question in 2016, Maine lawmakers, law enforcement officers and elected officials are more seriously contemplating the broader implications of what legal weed would look in the Pine Tree State. Topping their concerns is a possible increase […]
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A lot transpired when it comes to Maine’s outdoors this year
Before we bid farewell to another year, here is a selective review of outdoor highlights from 2015. A lot happened this year that will have an ongoing impact on most of us who hunt and fish and recreate in the Maine outdoors. On the political front, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) announced […]
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Lewiston tot back home after father backs into him
LEWISTON — A local toddler was running around his family’s apartment Tuesday, one day after being airlifted to a Portland hospital because his father backed into him with the family car. Despite bruising to his face and head, Lucas Holmes, 2, was pitter-pattering around his family’s kitchen and living room at the Hillview Apartment Complex on […]
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Stavros Mendros ousted as Androscoggin GOP chair after dust-up over missing funds
LEWISTON — In the wake of a scandal involving $8,000 in missing cash, the Androscoggin County Republican Committee during a private meeting Thursday voted to remove its chairman, Stavros Mendros of Lewiston. Earlier this month, Mendros alerted the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office and the media that he had discovered the money missing when he […]
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Lewiston businesses say yes to sparkle, no to hate
This Sunday, Lewiston’s Lisbon Street is the spot to get your sparkle on. More than 30 artists and 10 businesses are teaming up for the first Sparkle Sunday, a last-minute shop-local event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Still have room on your gift list for fairy crowns, alpaca yarn, dresses, Christmas balls, ornaments, yoga […]
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Maine conservative think tank details plans for 2016
AUBURN — The state’s most visible bastion of conservative thought is poised to significantly up its game for 2016, its executive director told a gathering of about 20 people at a luncheon Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn. “The first thing we can acknowledge and probably talk about very quickly is what a big year […]
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Maine youth survey shows marijuana use remains steady
AUGUSTA — A recent survey of Maine youth suggests marijuana use by high school and middle school students remains steady while the use of other drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, is in decline, according to a group hoping to defeat a referendum aimed at legalizing marijuana. Scott Gagnon, director of Smart Approaches to Marijuana Maine, […]
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Maine legislative report considers marijuana’s effect on drivers
AUGUSTA — A legislative working group set up to make recommendations on how Maine should regulate drivers who use marijuana offered a divided report to lawmakers Tuesday. The majority of panel members agreed marijuana should be regulated like alcohol, including a blood-content test that sets limits for impairment, but a minority on the panel disagreed. The […]