AUGUSTA — State Sen. Anne Haskell, D-Portland, never knew her dad. He was killed in 1944, near the end of World War II while serving with the U.S. Army in the Philippine Islands. Haskell joined a group of lawmakers and surviving family members of other Mainers who lost their lives serving their country since Sept. […]
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Fading away: How Maine’s veterans groups are being tested by time
BANGOR, Maine — Retired Navy veteran Ashley Wilson, who served two tours in Iraq, said joining the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3381 in Old Town gave her something every veteran needs — understanding. “Everyone has the same mindset,” she said over a beer inside the darkened post lounge. “You have that common ground […]
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Boat-to-table app lets consumers meet fishermen who caught their seafood
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After eyeing a piece of haddock on the supermarket counter, a customer scans a code and finds out the fish was caught in the waters of Georges Bank and learns the name of the fishing boat — and maybe even sees a picture of the smiling, rain-slickened fisherman who reeled it […]
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GOP push for state Department of Energy highlights desire to lower Maine’s energy costs
AUGUSTA — The $38 million fallout from a missing “and” along with a push by Republican lawmakers and Gov. Paul LePage to create a new Cabinet-level Department of Energy is highlighting the ongoing struggle the state’s top policymakers face as they try to combat Maine’s high energy costs. But a disagreement over funding has Democrats […]
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Sharks, slides, Santa! Summer fun, here we come
DON’T LOOK NOW but it’s almost summer. Forget that it was almost winter six weeks ago. We’re so over that. Summer in Maine (and nearby N.H.) means lawns to mow, mosquitoes to swat, tourists to how-do-ya-do, and it means high adventure with kids, grandkids, visiting college roommates’ kids, children who randomly claim you on the […]
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Maine’s tourism industry looks to keep up last year’s momentum this summer
PORTLAND — Restaurant and lodging sales have been on a steady climb statewide, and the start of this year’s tourist season will bring one test: can it be even better? Both categories of taxable sales climbed more than 4 percent for the period from April to June 2014, compared with sales for 2013. The trend […]
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Gov. LePage and First Lady to honor veterans over Memorial Day weekend
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage and first lady Ann LePage will pay tribute to Maine’s veterans by joining hundreds of volunteers to place American flags on the gravestones of veterans over Memorial Day weekend. Nearly 15,000 American flags will be placed in Maine Veterans’ Memorial cemeteries in Augusta, Caribou and Springvale beginning at 9 […]
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Bill that tackles offshore tax havens clears Maine House on party-line vote
AUGUSTA — A measure to prevent multinational corporations from evading Maine taxes by hiding profits in offshore tax havens won initial approval in the state’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday on an 81-67, party-line vote. The bill, LD 341, sponsored by state Rep. Ryan Tipping-Spitz, D-Orono, requires Maine companies to report any income from […]
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Judge denies pot farm defendant’s request to visit dying dad
BANGOR — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to release one of the men convicted in the Township 37 marijuana plantation operation so he could visit his dying father — 10 days after the father died. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock found that Malcolm French was a flight risk because of his estimated worth of […]
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Does GOP budget divide signal ‘lame duck’ status for LePage?
AUGUSTA — Recent actions by State House Republicans could be a signal the power of firebrand Republican Gov. Paul LePage is waning as he heads toward the sixth month of his second term. Last week, Legislative Republican leaders split with LePage on his two-year state budget proposal, rejecting key LePage policy objectives around tax and […]