Having played against each other for the last four months — some ending others state-title aspirations in the process — they came together to represent their region in the second-annual Maine Winter Classic. “It was fun, there was a lot of good spirits on the bench,” St. Dom’s and East coach Steve Ouellette said. “It […]
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Sixteen ski resorts, including Sunday River and Sugarloaf, could be sold
NEWRY (AP) — A real estate investment trust that’s considering getting out of the snow business could sell more than dozen ski resorts from Maine to California that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. CNL Lifestyle Properties owns 16 resorts including Sunday River and Sugarloaf, Bretton Woods, Loon Mountain and Mount Sunapee in New […]
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Tough winter to call for Maine wildlife biologists and any-deer permits
RUMFORD — It’s been a tough winter for people who don’t like snow and record cold temperatures. But the effect on deer is more difficult to determine because winter didn’t arrive in force until the Jan. 27 blizzard and won’t end until mid-April. Deer had a free ride in the first four to five weeks […]
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Maine Democrats may be preparing for Susan Collins for governor
LD 850, offered by state Rep. Matt Moonen, D-Portland, seeks to change the way Maine would fill any potential vacancy to the state’s two U.S. Senate seats. The measure — not yet scheduled for a public hearing — is fueling speculation that U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is eyeing a bid for the governor’s office in […]
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LePage defends tax proposals in Auburn
AUBURN — Gov. Paul LePage pitched his plan to reform Maine’s tax system and realign the state’s spending priorities in a “town hall” forum at Edward Little High School on Wednesday. LePage announced he intends to put a statewide ballot measure before voters in 2016 that would ask them to amend the Maine Constitution to […]
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LePage pulls plan to bring keno to Maine this year
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul says that his administration won’t move forward with its plan to introduce keno in Maine this year. LePage said in a statement on Tuesday that “now is not the time to have another debate over gambling.” The administration had planned to roll out the game at retailers like bars […]
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G. Kimber: No more ‘spoiler’ campaigns
The current, outdated, winner-take-all electoral system is designed around two-candidate races. But the fact is, here in Maine, there are often third-party and independent candidates on the ballot as well. A voting system is needed that reflects this reality. Ranked-choice voting, which will be on the ballot in 2016, would allow voters to indicate their […]
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Bill that funds passenger train study for Lewiston-Auburn line gets broad support
Read also: Maine DOT proposes investing $125 million in passenger and freight rail AUGUSTA — Lawmakers on the Legislature’s Transportation Committee heard Tuesday from a diverse lineup of speakers touting a bill that would complete a study examining the economic impacts of a passenger rail link between Portland and Lewiston-Auburn. The study would also develop a […]
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Tax for bottled water companies faces struggle in Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA — Western Maine lawmakers are rallying against a bill that seeks to tax companies that bottle water when they extract more than 1 million gallons a year from a groundwater aquifer. The bill, LD 16, sponsored by state Rep. Victoria Kornfield, D-Bangor, which would apply a penny-per-gallon tax on companies that bottle water in […]