Post by Barack Obama. LEWISTON — A well-known Lewiston-Auburn shoe store owner is being featured in a video on President Obama’s Facebook page. Jim Wellehan, the owner of Lamey-Wellehan, a small Maine shoe store chain based in Auburn, is being touted by Obama for paying his employees a “fair wage.” The video is a tie […]
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New Maine database to reveal graduates’ first-year wages
AUGUSTA — As many college graduates grapple with poor job prospects and crushing student debt, Maine officials hope a new database will help prospective students make more informed choices about what degree to pursue and how much they can afford to borrow for their education. The database, set to be unveiled to the public next month, […]
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Maine Amateur Analysis: Slattery survived sputtering start
FALMOUTH — Believing in signs wasn’t a prerequisite to giving up on Andrew Slattery’s chances about a half hour into the final round of the Maine Amateur golf tournament Thursday. Being a subscriber to logic and reason was sufficient. Even Slattery himself — on his way to being crowned champion for the first time at […]
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MMA sues for guidance on General Assistance for undocumented immigrants
AUGUSTA — In a suit filed Thursday, a statewide association for Maine cities is asking a judge to rule on the legality of a new policy from the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage that would cut funding to cities that provide welfare benefits to undocumented immigrants. Earlier this year, the Maine Department of Health […]
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Maine Amateur Golf: Steady, sturdy Slattery is champ
FALMOUTH — Athletes routinely claim to ignore the scoreboard. Others mysteriously talk about ascending into “the zone,” a tunnel vision that makes them oblivious to their surroundings. Andrew Slattery, the golfer from West Minot who was only a household name among his family and friends prior to this week’s 95th Maine Amateur, achieved both measures […]
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Moose dead in car, but driver survives collision
MONSON — Chester Jaynes Annance has responded to all kinds of automobile emergencies during his 20 years working for the family business, Moosehead Towing. But on July 3, he was called to the scene of a car-moose crash on Route 15 in Monson that was unlike anything he’d ever seen. The bull moose was in […]
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‘American Idol’ searches Maine for the next superstar
PORTLAND — They drove down from Caribou, up from Boston and flew in from Kentucky. Gathered in the hot sun on the Maine State Pier was a crowd of hundreds with guitars clutched, makeup freshly applied and vocal chords rested, awaiting their chance for a shot at superstardom on “American Idol.” For the first time […]
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PETA claims company dropped Linda Bean lobster because of crustacean abuse video
ROCKLAND, Maine — A nationwide company that provides concessions for major league sports arenas, hotels, parks and airports has stopped buying lobsters from Linda Bean’s Maine company. Representatives of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals claim that the decision was the result of a video the organization distributed concerning “horrific abuse caught on tape […]
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Aroostook County man serving murder sentence dies
PORTLAND — An inmate at the Maine State Prison in Warren serving a murder sentence died at a Portland hospital early Wednesday, according to Maine Department of Corrections spokesman Scott Fish. Paul Henry Gray, 68, formerly of Houlton, died at approximately 5:30 a.m. at Maine Medical Center. He had served approximately 21 years of a […]
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66-year-old Augusta man accused of Hallowell bank robbery arrested in N.H.
BANGOR — An Augusta man suspected of robbing a Hallowell bank on June 23 was arrested early Wednesday afternoon in Twin Mountain, New Hampshire, according to federal authorities. John Cecil Slater, 66, was arrested without incident by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Division and Maine State Police at about 1:10 p.m., according to FBI […]