BATH — The president of the nation’s largest unionized labor organization came to Maine on Wednesday to boost Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s campaign for governor, calling the congressman “a friend of the working people, whether they’re union or not.” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka joined Michaud in two locations, first greeting workers at Bath Iron […]
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Maine child sickened by enterovirus spreading across U.S.
A child from York County tested positive for a respiratory virus that has sickened nearly 500 people across the United States and contributed to the death of a 10-year-old Rhode Island girl. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention received confirmation Wednesday from the U.S. CDC that the child was infected with enterovirus D68, […]
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Police: Cushing sex offender jailed after telling counselor he fantasized about neighbor’s child
CUSHING — A 57-year-old convicted sex offender is back behind bars after police said he admitted to watching his neighbors’ children and fantasizing about sexually assaulting the girl. Robert McIntyre was arrested Sept. 26 on a probation hold and has been held at the Knox County Jail. The probation office has asked that his probation […]
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Islesboro residents reject sharpshooting program to cull deer population
Islesboro won’t be hiring a sharpshooter to control their deer population. The proposal was voted down, 148 to 87, by island residents on Tuesday at a special town meeting. “It was the biggest town meeting I think I’ve ever seen,” said Gill Rivera, member of Islesboro’s Deer Reduction Committee. “I wasn’t surprised. The people have […]
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Michaud camp bringing Republicans to Lewiston to show support for vets
LEWISTON — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, the Democrat running in Maine’s governor’s race, is bringing two high-profile Republicans to the city’s Veterans Memorial Park on Monday, Oct. 6, as they endorse Michaud in his effort to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Also running is independent Eliot Cutler, a Cape Elizabeth lawyer and businessman. None […]
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Maine’s archery deer hunt begins this week
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s season for hunting deer with bows and arrows is set to begin this week. The archery season begins on Thursday and runs until Halloween. Hunters are allowed to harvest bucks throughout the state during the season. Hunters may only take antlerless deer in parts of the state that recognize “any deer” […]
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Portland Pirates: Lewiston native Mark Anthoine giving tryout his best shot
SACO — Mark Anthoine pushed through the double doors from the locker room area at the MHG Ice Centre on Tuesday clutching an energy drink and breathing heavily. Out of his hockey uniform but still drenched in sweat, he greeted everyone holding a camera or a microphone with a smile. And a pause. “Sorry, I’m […]
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Legislature’s budget committee disappointed with answers on Riverview Psychiatric Center
AUGUSTA — Some lawmakers on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee on Tuesday were not satisfied with answers from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to a host of questions about Riverview Psychiatric Center. The state’s 92-bed center has been the focus of intense scrutiny since it lost $20 million in federal funding — about […]
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Lewiston based health insurance cooperative to reach all of N.H.
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Community Health Options is offering health insurance plans throughout New Hampshire in 2015, expanding ahead of schedule after being approved for a $67 million loan from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The insurance cooperative’s proposed plans have been approved by the New Hampshire Insurance Department and are under […]
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GNP creditors petition to move bankruptcy case to Maine, but trustee objects
PORTLAND — A group of Maine-based creditors has asked a Delaware court to move the bankruptcy case of Great Northern Paper Co. to Maine, where an attorney said 56 percent of the 1,159 creditors are located. But the Delaware trustee now handling the case plans to oppose that measure, arguing that he has administered bankruptcies […]