SCARBOROUGH — Did you know Americans use 1,000 plastic water bottles every second, and almost all will end up in landfills, even though they can be recycled? Nina Chase, a rising fourth-grader at Wentworth Intermediate School, knows. And she’s doing something about it. Chase, 9, wants her school to be free of plastic water bottles, […]
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Maine Amateur Day 2 Notebook: Not a breeze, but Bilodeau makes cut
FALMOUTH – You didn’t need to call up the radar screen or hourly forecast on a smartphone to assess the playing conditions at Woodlands Club on Wednesday. Brian Bilodeau’s scorecard was an ideal barometer and bellwether. In Tuesday’s opening round of the 95th Maine Amateur, Bilodeau, of Auburn, dropped in four birdies. For Wednesday’s encore, […]
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Collins outpaces Bellows in campaign cash for Q2 in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is outpacing her Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows by a nearly 2-1 ratio in raising campaign cash. Figures released by both campaigns Wednesday showed Collins had raised just over $900,000 in the second quarter of 2014, while Bellows’ campaign had raised $563,000. Collins, seeking her fourth term in the […]
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Maine Amateur Golf Day 2: West Minot’s Andrew Slattery surges into lead
Slattery sits on the lead two-thirds of the way through the 95th Maine Amateur golf championship. When it comes to information that could interrupt the status quo for someone who has never before made it to this level, less is more. “That is a very new experience,” Slattery said of being in the final group. […]
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LePage clarifies position on Social Security and Medicare
AUGUSTA — In a new campaign video, Republican Gov. Paul LePage attacks his Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, while clarifying and defending his position on Social Security and Medicare. Democrats recently challenged LePage for lumping the federal programs, that largely serve elderly Mainers, in with other public benefit programs that LePage considers “welfare.” In […]
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FairPoint has plans to ensure continued service in case of strike
PORTLAND (AP) — FairPoint Communications says it has plans to ensure that its services to customers continue in northern New England in the event of a strike. Unions representing nearly 2,000 employees of the telecommunications firm in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are scheduling a strike authorization vote from July 11 to 13. International Brotherhood […]
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Older prison population squeezing Maine dollars
WARREN — Maine has the eighth highest percentage of prisoners in the country who are 55 years old or older, fueling an increase in state spending for prison health care, according to a national report released Tuesday. A spokeswoman for the report said states that expand Medicaid coverage are likely to have opportunities for savings, […]
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Maine Amateur Golf: Powell, Walp share lead with 70
Well, not exactly subdued. Let’s say they made the monster break a sweat, at least. Drew Powell, 16, of Bangor, and Joe Walp, 20, of Portland, each shot 2-under 70 to grab a share of the clubhouse lead Tuesday afternoon. Portland’s Matt Greenleaf is third at 1-under 71. Joe Baker of Norway, Andrew Slattery of […]
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Maine Amateur Notebook: Cut within reach for Kannegieser
FALMOUTH — Neither big courses nor big mountains nor big competition seem to fluster Will Kannegieser. The 17-year-old from Minot already has a Maine State Golf Association Junior title to his credit, won a year ago at Val Halla in Cumberland. Alas, he couldn’t represent the state in the New England tournament; ski training sessions […]
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Maine sues EPA over lack of water quality action
BANGOR (AP) — The state of Maine is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, saying the federal agency has failed to approve the state’s water quality standards under the Clean Water Act. The state filed its lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Bangor. The suit says EPA is responsible for approving Maine’s revisions to its water […]