Maine has three times as many confirmed cases of influenza now than it did this time last year, according to new numbers from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention. Doctors say: Wash your hands, cough smart and get the flu shot — even though the strain of flu seen most often here isn’t […]
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Waves piling up in Scarborough: A day after blizzard hits Maine, surfers head for beach
SCARBOROUGH — More than a dozen wetsuit-clad humans bobbed in the waves off Higgins Beach in Scarborough on Wednesday, waiting for just the right wave. Every few minutes, sets of arms paddled, legs kicked and bodies rose out of the green surf. The surfers stood on finned boards, slightly crouched with arms outstretched. Zigging and […]
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Top Maine lawmakers hear from cities and towns on proposed budget squeeze
AUGUSTA — In the first of what will likely be many long discussions, top State House leaders met Thursday with representatives from Maine’s nearly 500 cities and towns. Members of the Maine Municipal Association’s Executive Committee, made up of town and city officials from across the state, told lawmakers they want to be a part […]
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Digging out, digging in and digging it — Maine’s snow businesses happy with Juno
But overall the Twin Cities and Maine in general handled Juno with relatively little pain, according to state and local officials. “We’re doing pretty good,” said Joanne Potvin, the director of Androscoggin County’s Emergency Management Agency. Potvin said overnight Tuesday there were no reported incidents, and that agency activities were largely back to normal returning […]
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As winter storm Juno wallops Maine, LePage declares state of emergency
AUGUSTA – Maine Gov. Paul LePage urged residents to stay off the roads and hunker down Tuesday as winter storm Juno whipped across the state causing blizzard conditions and flooding along the coastline. LePage also announced all state offices would be closed Tuesday. LePage made the official declaration at about 4:30 a.m. Many schools and […]
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Maine lawmakers eye bill to merge state’s higher education boards
AUGUSTA — State Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, says she wants the Legislature to consider the idea of creating a single board to guide the state’s higher education systems. On Monday, the University of Maine System Chancellor James Page announced plans to consolidate the administrative functions for the system’s seven campuses, but Rotundo and her supporters […]
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No school on Tuesday; blizzard means many closings
MORE STORM COVERAGE: Lewiston, Auburn schools canceled on Tuesday | Maine utilities bracing for potential outages from snowstorm | This week’s expected blizzard has folks buzzing ALSO ON THIS PAGE: Transportation cancellations Governments, businesses and organizations also began planning Monday to close their doors during Tuesday’s storm. As we get information, we will share it here: AUBURN — The city […]
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Feds to host active shooter training in northern Maine
FORT FAIRFIELD (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol and law enforcement agencies across Maine are conducting active shooter training exercises this week. The training will take place starting Monday at the Fort Fairfield Border Patrol Station in Fort Fairfield in northern Maine. There will be training near homes or businesses. John Bonner, acting patrol agent […]
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Maine lawmakers seek funding for unit dedicated to investigating unsolved homicides
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill last spring creating a new unit in the attorney general’s office that would focus solely on investigating Maine’s more than 100 unsolved homicides. There was only one problem: the Legislature never funded it. “That’s like a slap in the face, to pass it and not try […]
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More snow expected Tuesday in Maine
Maine residents who have dug out from Saturday’s snowstorm might not want to get too comfortable. Another storm expected to track over the Gulf of Maine may bring more snow, and possibly blizzard conditions, to the state on Tuesday, according to forecasters. The National Weather Service is predicting that, from late Monday through early Wednesday, […]