The Boon Island Light Station is up for auction until around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Bidding was originally set to end around noon Tuesday. Ten bidders have made offers on the lighthouse with a top bid of $41,000. A government website says the bidding could possibly be extended again. Boon Island Light Station, off the coast […]
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Lewiston-Auburn tops national charts in income gap between rich and poor
LEWISTON — A new report issued Monday shows the gap between the rich and poor in the U.S. continues to grow and it highlights the gap in Lewiston-Auburn is one of the largest in the country. The report, issued by the United States Conference of Mayors, examines the difference between the average or mean and […]
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Candidates for governor say Maine should keep bear hunting law as is
LEWISTON — While there may only be a handful of debates between the candidates hoping to be Maine’s next governor, one issue they won’t have to deliberate is whether the state should outlaw the practice of using bait and dogs when hunting bears. The campaigns of all three candidates said they don’t support changing Maine […]
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Planned Parenthood PAC to hold Portland rally for Michaud
PORTLAND — Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood’s national political action committee, is set to headline a rally for 2nd District Congressman Mike Michaud’s campaign for governor later this month. The Women for Mike rally is set 1:30 p.m. Aug. 27 on the steps of Portland City Hall, Michaud’s campaign announced Monday. “Cecile is a […]
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Maine deer permit lottery applications due this week
AUGUSTA (AP) — The state of Maine is nearing the close of the period when it accepts applications for its “any deer” permit lottery. Applications are due to the state by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 15. A random drawing is scheduled for Sept. 9. The state is set to issue 37,185 of the “any deer” […]
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Panel of experts to help state marine agency set rockweed conservation areas
The state Department of Marine Resources is putting together a panel to help the agency establish areas where rockweed would be off limits to harvesting. The group is scheduled to begin meetings this month, and DMR is required to report on its progress to the legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources in January. The […]
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‘He never gives up’: Rockport teen awaiting heart transplant gets community support
ROCKPORT — Sam Clark has never given up despite a heart condition he has had since birth. And the community is rallying around the 16-year-old boy as he awaits a heart transplant. His mother, Cathy Clark, said her son contracted a virus while she was pregnant with him. She said she was sick with a […]
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$800,000 federal grant to aid at-risk children awarded to Passamaquoddy Tribe
PRINCETON — The Passamaquoddy Tribe has been awarded the first of what could be several federal grants totaling millions of dollars aimed at coordinating and bolstering services to at-risk children. The $800,000 grant from the Center for Mental Health Services, part of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Administration of the U.S. Department of […]
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Medway dog recovering from wound after being shot by police officer
MEDWAY — A town police officer investigating a hit-and-run accident at a town bank wounded a black Labrador retriever he said attacked him Saturday, officials said Sunday. The dog, Jake, lost about half its right ear, and its right shoulder and right foreleg were wounded in the shooting, which occurred at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Driver charged after leaving scene of accident on I-95 in Augusta
AUGUSTA — A Richmond woman was charged with leaving the scene of an accident Sunday afternoon. Shortly after noon Sunday, a pickup truck was traveling south on Interstate 95, driven by Adam Breznkya, 29, of Winslow. Breznkya attempted to pass a Jeep Wrangler when it drifted into his lane. Breznkya swerved to avoid the Jeep, […]