Eliot Cutler, the independent candidate in Maine’s gubernatorial race, continued his onslaught against incumbent Gov. Paul LePage’s record on economic development and jobs but also charged LePage and Mike Michaud, the Democrat in the race, of abandoning the mill towns of Millinocket and East Millinocket following the bankruptcy filing of the Great Northern Paper Co. […]
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Getting the moose can be Herculean task
During the first few years of Maine’s October moose hunt, before the animals were as wary as they are today, it was common for a hunter to drop his big bull either on a logging road or close by. Not so today. Many of the clearcuts have grown up and the hunter’s visibility has declined […]
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Democrats reject LePage’s nomination of Susan Dench for UMaine board of trustees
AUGUSTA — Democrats on the Legislature’s Education Committee voted unanimously to reject Gov. Paul LePage’s nomination of Susan Dench to the University of Maine System board of trustees after a contentious hearing on Friday. The 8-5 party-line vote goes to the full Senate on Tuesday. Dench of Falmouth is a marketing professional and former conservative […]
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Man gets 10 years for attempted murder for pushing wife off Camden cliff
ROCKLAND (AP) — A former Maine resident who bashed his wife on the head with a rock and pushed her off an 800-foot cliff will serve 10 years in prison under a sentenced imposed Thursday. Charles Black, 71, faced a maximum of 30 years in prison after a Maine jury convicted him of six felonies, […]
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Portland testing its first bicycle corral
PORTLAND (AP) — Portland has installed its bicycle corral with a goal of boosting business by giving cyclists a place to put their bikes. Mayor Michael Brennan and city officials on Friday are celebrating what could be the first of several bicycle corrals. The pilot location is between Arabica Coffee Company and Rosemont Market and […]
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Bellows challenges Collins’ U.S. Senate voting record
AUGUSTA — Shenna Bellows, the Democratic challenger trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, unleashed another round of criticism of Collins’ votes on a range of issues during a news conference at the State House on Thursday. Bellows, the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, went after Collins for […]
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Maine oversight panel to investigate Riverview Psychiatric Hospital
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s nonpartisan watchdog organization will join a list of entities investigating problems at the beleaguered Riverview Psychiatric Center but will limit the scope of its probe for now, according to a directive from lawmakers on Wednesday. The Government Oversight Committee unanimously tasked the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability to focus […]
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Michaud says he will debate Cutler without LePage, if necessary
PORTLAND — After first saying he would not debate independent Eliot Cutler if Republican Gov. Paul LePage was not also participating, Mike Michaud, the Maine Democratic candidate for governor, said Tuesday he would debate Cutler with or without LePage. The switch for Maine’s 2nd District congressman came a day after LePage said he wouldn’t debate […]
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Cutler gets nod on environment from Muskie’s son
PORTLAND — The son of the late Maine environmental icon Ed Muskie said he was supporting independent Eliot Cutler in the race for Maine’s governor’s office. During a news conference Monday, Ned Muskie, the son of the former U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and Maine governor from Rumford, said his father would have supported Cutler, […]
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Gas prices fall another 2.8 cents in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — Gas prices have fallen 2.8 cents in Maine in the last week. The average price of a gallon of gas in Maine on Monday was $3.45 a gallon, down 4.5 cents from one month ago, according to gasbuddy.com. That’s 11 cents higher than the price of a gallon of gas nationally, which […]