AUGUSTA — The state’s top advocacy group for those who hunt and fish released its letter grades Thursday for the candidates hoping to be Maine’s next governor. Republican Gov. Paul LePage received the Sportman’s Alliance of Maine’s highest grade with an A, but close behind him with an A- is his Democratic challenger, 2nd District […]
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Advocates decry LePage proposal to meet federal work requirements for food stamps
AUGUSTA — A proposed rule change by Gov. Paul LePage that could see about 12,000 food stamp recipients lose eligibility for the program on Jan. 1 was decried by advocacy groups Tuesday during a public hearing held by the Department of Health and Human Services. Representatives from various soup kitchens and food pantries, as well […]
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Maine Democrats: GOP uses ‘shoot first, aim later’ tactics against Michaud
LEWISTON — Maine Democrats and the campaign of Mike Michaud are becoming increasingly agitated over a series of attacks being made by their Republican rivals in the race for governor. Michaud, Maine’s 2nd District U.S. Congressman, is the Democrat in the the three-way race. He faces Republican Gov. Paul LePage and independent candidate Eliot Cutler. […]
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Collins snags more union support in U.S. Senate reelection campaign
The re-election campaign of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, touted another union endorsement Wednesday. According to a campaign news release, the Massachusetts & Northern New England Laborers’ District Council of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, AFL-CIO has endorsed Collins. The union represents about 25,000 general construction laborers and public employees. The endorsement is […]
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Pot wars: Medical marijuana advocates oppose recreational weed for Maine cities
LEWISTON — Advocates for Maine’s medical marijuana caregiver industry said Tuesday they oppose a trio of ballot questions going before voters this year in Lewiston, South Portland and York, seeking to make recreational marijuana use legal for adults under city ordinance. On Tuesday, Paul McCarrier, the legislative liaison for Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine, said […]
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Cleveland says work on Poland TIFs extensive
POLAND — A state senator who runs an economic development consulting firm said Tuesday that his work separating the accounting records for a pair of tax-increment financing districts the town maintains was more involved than he expected. State Sen. John Cleveland, D-Auburn, said to alleviate any misunderstanding he would stick to the rough initial estimate […]
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Obama sends 2 Cabinet secretaries to tour Passamaquoddy school
PLEASANT POINT — President Barack Obama’s administration dispatched a pair of Cabinet secretaries to the easternmost region of the U.S. on Monday to get a firsthand look at a Passamaquoddy Tribe school that has been targeted for replacement. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan toured the K-8 Beatrice Rafferty School […]
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‘Just a tough dog’: Town offers to cover vet bills of Medway dog shot by police officer
MEDWAY — As Jake, a Labrador retriever mix shot by a police officer last week continues to heal, his owner Frank T. Bishop says he’s mulling an offer from the town of East Millinocket’s insurance company to pay the dog’s veterinary bills. Trident Insurance Services sent a letter to Bishop dated Aug. 14, offering to […]
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Driver in fatal Dedham crash crossed centerline, but it’s unclear why
DEDHAM — The initial report about the Aug. 5 fatal collision on Route 1A indicates 85-year-old Richard Olson, who was driving to his summer home in Ellsworth, may have drifted in his lane and overcorrected, causing his vehicle to cross the centerline and hit an oncoming truck head-on. Olson, a former mayor of Des Moines, […]