AUBURN — A 30-year-old Poland man was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday for a 2014 knife attack against his uncle that resulted in more than $64,000 in medical bills. Phillip Audet, who was convicted of the Class B felony crime of aggravated assault by a jury in June, was sentenced by Androscoggin County Superior Court […]
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Maine’s Pingree blows past second deadline for financial disclosure in Washington
Maine’s 1st District U.S. congresswoman, Democrat Chellie Pingree, has twice missed a deadline to file a disclosure of her personal finances for 2014 with the clerk of the U.S. House. Pingree sought and was granted an extension to the May 15 deadline in April, but she missed her new Aug. 15 deadline and is one […]
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Hearing on William True murder conviction retrial starts
AUBURN — A hearing featuring fiery exchanges between the state’s prosecuting attorneys and the defense attorney for William True — one of two men convicted of murder in the April 2013 death of Romeo Parent, got underway in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Thursday. True, via his lawyer, James Howaniec, asked the state to either […]
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Maine Sen. Amy Volk supports Carly Fiorina in GOP presidential primary
LEWISTON — State Sen. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, is endorsing GOP presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina on the eve of a Maine visit by Fiorina. Fiorina is making several private appearances, including a luncheon at the Maine Heritage Policy Center, as well as attending a fundraising event in her honor that’s being cosponsored by Volk in Portland […]
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Maine GOP says survey shows weak support for Hillary Clinton
LEWISTON — Details from a Maine GOP door-to-door survey suggest support for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner in the race for president is weak among swing voters, according to Jason Savage, Maine Republican Party spokesman. Savage said Wednesday that the survey included more than 1,000 face-to-face interviews with voters who were identified as being crossover […]
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Paul LePage doesn’t want National Monument designations for Maine
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage expressed his disapproval of a proposal to designate areas within the Gulf of Maine as a Marine National Monument. LePage on Friday sent two letters to President Barack Obama and Maine’s U.S. congressional delegation regarding separate proposals for monuments that LePage said will have a negative effect on Maine […]
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Thousands of Maine kids are mooved by farming
CANTON — Every morning, all summer long, Kaicey Conant is outside hosing off cows. The reigning Maine Dairy Princess, Conant’s responsible for eight black-and-white Holsteins that she plucked for their good looks from the herd on the family farm. In two hours of daily chores, she feeds them, walks them, talks to them and, once […]
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BFA: Bingham property could be given to state
BETHEL — The Bingham Forest Authority voted to recommend to Bethel selectmen to go to court to determine if the BFA has the right to use the Daisy Bryant Road to access the 2,300-acre Bingham Forest. “If the judge says ‘no,’ we’re filing papers with the state of Maine (to give the land to the […]
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LePage drug summit invitees differ on desired outcomes
AUGUSTA — A day after U.S. Sen. Angus King convened a roundtable discussion about the “public health and safety crisis” of opioid abuse in Maine, local, state and federal officials will gather Wednesday in Augusta for a similar summit convened by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. While King’s forum featured the federal director of national drug […]
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Paul LePage says he may run against U.S. Sen. Angus King
AUGUSTA — During an afternoon appearance on a conservative talk radio show, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said he may run for the U.S. Senate in 2018. LePage made the comment during an appearance on the Boston-based Howie Carr radio show which was broadcasting from Augusta’s WVOM on Tuesday afternoon. LePage said he was specifically thinking […]