A bill authored by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, aimed at establishing a National Women’s History Museum will become law, according to a release from the senator’s office. The bill is part of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed both houses of Congress and is slated to be signed by President Barack Obama. “I […]
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State shuts down raffle created to raise money for Rockland farm market’s new cooler
ROCKLAND — Cheryl Denz said she never imagined that she was doing something wrong when she organized a raffle to help pay for a new cooler for her downtown farm market. But a call from the gaming division of the Maine Department of Public Safety on Monday informed her otherwise. Denz has operated the Terra […]
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State officials want to know where winter moths live
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine officials are asking residents to provide information about moths they encounter this month in the hopes of combatting the invasive and dangerous winter moth. The state is asking Mainers to use an online survey to tell officials about the number, size and location of moths they find. A spokesman for the […]
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‘Tis the season for shopping for the outdoorsmen
Sportsmen love their toys. Of course, they prefer to consider these toys as indispensable tools for the outdoors. Sometimes the best gift one can give an outdoorsman is a tool or device that he might not either think to buy for himself or feel comfortable buying. For example, my mother-in-law always had an uncanny knack […]
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Bath Iron Works awarded $21 million contract modification for destroyer design work
BATH — The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a $21 million contract modification to provide engineering and design services for DDG 51-class destroyers. Bath Iron Works spokesman Matt Wickenheiser said Friday that BIW had anticipated that the Navy would exercise its third-year option on the five-year contract for work on the DDG-51 line […]
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Sen. Angus King will serve on Senate energy committee in next Congress
PORTLAND (AP) — U.S. Sen. Angus King will serve on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during the 114th Congress. The Independent senator made the announcement Friday. He said the appointment will give him “the opportunity to fight for Maine’s energy future,” as well as to push for the use of cleaner energy […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: Bigfoot, ghosts, a lake monster — 2014 had plenty of weird
On the strange scale, Maine rarely disappoints. As 2014 winds down, we revisit Weird, Wicked Weirds for the latest developments, including a new hunt for a popular medium who may have been buried alive here in 1882. A possible government-sponsored quest for a lake monster in Iceland. And more searching for things that go bump […]
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LePage opposes sale, dismantling of mill in Bucksport; weighing options to intervene
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s administration said Wednesday that he’s concerned about the proposed sale of a Maine paper mill to a Canadian scrap metal recycler and is weighing state actions to ensure the mill remains intact. Verso Paper Corp. has reached a deal to sell its Bucksport mill to a subsidiary of Montreal-based American […]
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Maine PUC: FairPoint failed to show need for $62.8 million phone subsidy
PORTLAND — The Maine Public Utilities Commission has dealt a setback to FairPoint Communications’ request for a subsidy of $62.8 million to provide phone service to areas of the state that don’t necessarily turn a profit for the company. The PUC ruled that FairPoint had not adequately demonstrated that it needs the subsidy to continue […]
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Major power company signs on to wind and hydro transmission project through Maine
PORTLAND — National Grid, one of the region’s largest utilities, has signed on as a partner in a power transmission project that would link Maine wind projects and Canadian hydropower to population centers in New England. Massachusetts-based Anbaric Transmission and National Grid on Tuesday announced a partnership to pursue electricity transmission projects, including the 1,000-megawatt […]