The testing procedure to become a registered Maine guide just got a little tougher. The Maine Fish and Wildlife Department ( DIF&W), recently announced that successful guide applicants will now face a new testing component: a test of hands on skills. Previously, a guide applicant had to pass a written exam and an oral exam […]
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Dempsey Challenge offers two-day bike tour of Maine countryside
LEWISTON — The sixth annual Dempsey Challenge is set to start on Oct. 17 — but new to the Challenge this year will be a two-day ride, covering approximately 140 miles. The beautiful scenery, food and sleeping accommodations, as well as guaranteed fun for its riders makes the Dempsey Challenge Two-Day Ride something that riders […]
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Maine State Board of Education elects new chair, vice chair
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine State Board of Education has selected its new leadership. The state Department of Education said Thursday that Martha Harris, a Winterport resident who has been on the board for nearly five years, has been elected chair. Alan Burton, a Winslow resident who has served on the board for almost […]
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House GOP to use private funds to file arguments in Paul LePage veto case
AUGUSTA, Maine — Republican House Minority Leader Ken Fredette said Thursday that he and other House Republicans have used private funds to hire an attorney to file a written argument in support of Gov. Paul LePage in a pending Maine Supreme Judicial Court case over the validity of 65 vetoed bills. Fredette requested public funding […]
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FBI joins search for murder suspect Robert Burton
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — FBI agents have joined the manhunt for Robert Burton, who is wanted in connection with the death of his ex-girlfriend in Parkman in early June and has evaded capture for 45 days. “We are assisting the Maine State Police,” Special Agent Kristen Setera of the FBI Public Affairs office in Boston said early Monday. […]
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Sails unfurled: Tall ships arrive in Portland for biggest tall ship event since 2000
PORTLAND (AP) — Spectators lined the coast Saturday to watch a sea of canvas as the Coast Guard’s Eagle, the El Galeon Andalucia from Spain and other vessels arrived for the largest tall ships event in Maine’s largest city in 15 years. The floating parade from the Portland Head Light and into Portland Harbor marked […]
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Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl XXVI: Tyler Frost of Dirigo goes out on his terms
While playing for championships in all three sports at Dirigo High School, Frost always had the needle in the red and the volume knob at 11. His tireless blend of power and speed gave the impression that Frost treated every athletic event as if it could be his last. He didn’t have to summon any […]
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Whimper, not bang, ends 2015 Maine lawmaking session
Happy clapping Maine Senate. Posted by Scott Thistle on Thursday, July 16, 2015 AUGUSTA — An often tumultuous first half of the 127th Maine legislative session came to a nondramatic close Thursday more than six months after it started — making it one of the longest in recent state history. Beyond a smattering of official […]
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Falling loonie cuts Canadian shopping in Maine border towns
HOULTON — A weakening Canadian dollar, which fell Wednesday to its lowest point against the U.S. dollar in six years, has Maine businesses along the border seeing a dip in Canadian shoppers. Nicknamed the “loonie” because of the loon imprinted on the face of its $1 coin, the Canadian dollar plunged to as low as […]
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Land for Maine’s Future bonds put Jonathan LaBonte in tough spot
AUGUSTA — Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte, former executive director of the Androscoggin Land Trust and a well-known supporter of land conservation, is in a seemingly tough spot these days. LaBonte, who left the land trust in 2014 to become the director of Gov. Paul LePage’s Office of Policy and Management, is now responsible for scrutinizing […]