FRYEBURG — A Biddeford man remains behind bars Saturday after he was caught with 13 grams of heroin in Fryeburg. Fryeburg police arrested Chad Burns, 41, around 12:15 p.m. Friday on Main Street as part of an ongoing investigation, Police Chief Joshua Potvin said. Burns was taken to the Oxford County Jail and is being […]
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Cutler says state should buy Verso’s energy plant at Bucksport
PORTLAND, Maine — Eliot Cutler has called and written to the CEO of Memphis-based Verso Paper, asking for the company to sell its Bucksport mill to a buyer that would continue to make paper there. If not, the independent gubernatorial candidate said that as governor he would promote the state purchasing the energy assets to […]
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Michaud gains support of Republican vets in run for governor
LEWISTON — Congressman Mike Michaud, the Democrat seeking to be Maine’s next governor, gained the support of two high-profile Republicans as he rolled out a multipoint plan for better serving the state’s veterans Monday. During an appearance at Lewiston’s Veterans Memorial Park at 2 Main St, Anthony Principi, a former secretary of the Veterans Administration […]
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Gas prices fall 3.3 cents a gallon in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — Gas prices have fallen 3.3 cents a gallon in Maine in the last week. The average price of a gallon of gas in Maine on Monday was $3.39 a gallon, down 10.5 cents from one month ago, according to gasbuddy.com. The price is 9 cents higher than the price of a gallon […]
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Idea of more Maine casinos has Oxford, Bangor concerned about ‘cannibalization’
BANGOR — A recent report released by a gambling management and advisory firm about the potential for more Maine casinos has excited state legislators. But the state’s two existing casinos and local governments invested in their success or failure expect to push back, arguing further casino development could stifle or quash the fledgling industry. Last […]
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U.S. drug czar to visit Bangor, talk about combating opiate addiction
BANGOR — The top U.S. drug policy official will be in Bangor on Wednesday to talk about how the region can confront its opiate abuse epidemic. Michael Botticelli, acting director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, is the keynote speaker for a town hall forum titled “Pain that Kills: Confronting Bangor’s […]
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North to Augusta: Michaud: ‘Call me, ‘Mike”
My name is Michael What’s in a name? That’s the question some political observers are asking as opponents of Democratic candidate for governor, Congressman Mike Michaud, have taken to calling him Michael Michaud. Unlike the character in the 1970s hit song “Playground in my Mind” by Clint Holmes, Michaud is decidedly a “Mike” and not […]
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Maine debate over Medicaid expansion key issue for candidates in 2014
“If I’m elected, on Day 1, I’ll be submitting legislation to the Legislature to cover the 70,000 Mainers, of which 3,000 are veterans, to expand access to health care under the Affordable Care Act because it’s the morally right thing to do. It’s a matter of priorities. This governor (LePage) chose to give wealthy individuals […]
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Three Mainers, two New Yorkers arrested in Cushing heroin bust
CUSHING — Police raided a house at 18 Cross Road searching for heroin and found what they were looking for, leading to the arrests of two residents, a Rockland man and two men from New York state who brought the drugs to Maine, police officials say. “The search warrant was executed after agents conducted an […]
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MPUC staff wants evaluation of natural gas plan
PORTLAND (AP) — The Public Utilities Commission staff doesn’t want Maine electric customers to be charged for a natural gas pipeline expansion in New England. But it’s nonetheless recommending accepting the proposal so it can be fully evaluated. The recommendation will help the three-member PUC decide whether Maine should move ahead with an unprecedented plan […]