HOWLAND — The armed man who was shot early Saturday morning by a Maine State Police trooper who went to check on his well-being has improved, a nursing supervisor at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor said Sunday morning. “He’s in fair condition,” she said. Dale Saucier, 36, of Howland underwent emergency surgery at EMMC […]
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This all-season bug ticks us all off
Ticks in northern Maine? It was not so long ago that Mainers north of Augusta worried about as much about ticks as they did timber rattlers. But today ticks, having hitchhiked their way northward, are here in this part of Maine. You’ll find them on your dog and, if you spend any time in the […]
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State trooper involved in shooting in Howland
HOWLAND — A state trooper wounded a Howland man in what police described as an armed confrontation at his Water Street home late Friday, state police said. Dale Saucier, 36, of Howland underwent emergency surgery at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after the incident, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, […]
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Old Port Festival kicks off in Portland
PORTLAND (AP) — The 41st annual Old Port Festival is getting under way in earnest with a day of circuses and scavenger hunts in Portland, Maine. The festival, which celebrates the waterfront of Maine’s largest city, began on Friday evening and continues Saturday. It will include a downtown scavenger hunt that begins at 1 Monument […]
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Man arrested, charged with murder in Waterville stabbing
WATERVILLE — State and Waterville police have arrested a local man in connection with the death of a 92-year-old Waterville man two weeks ago inside his home. Detectives from both agencies took Roland Cummings, 44, into custody Friday afternoon and have taken him to the county jail in Augusta, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine […]
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Lewiston’s pot legalization effort set to gather signatures
LEWISTON — Organizers hoping to make recreational marijuana legal in Maine’s second-largest city will launch their citywide signature-gathering campaign Monday, the state political director for the Marijuana Policy Project said Friday. David Boyer said his group will launch its petition effort with a news conference in Lewiston where it intends to collect signatures from voters […]
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Oxford County Democrats to host dinner in honor of district representative
DIXFIELD — The Oxford County Democrats are honoring Rep. Sheryl Briggs, D-Mexico, for her years of service at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the American Legion Hall in Dixfield, according to a news release by county Chairwoman Cathy Newell. Briggs was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2007, and has served District […]
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Maine seeking applicants for conservation grants
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is looking for groups interested in grants to support conservation projects for wetland and wildlife habitats. Letters of intent for the nearly $1.7 million in grants through the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program are due June 30 and can be submitted online. The program has provided nearly $10 million to restoration […]
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Paul Ryan’s budget committee rescinds invitation to Gary Alexander in wake of plagiarism scandal
AUGUSTA — Accusations of plagiarism, errors and unseemly political motivations swirling around the Alexander Group command headlines in Maine and are now reaching Washington, D.C., where Republican congressional heavyweights are distancing themselves from the controversial consulting group. Republicans on the House Budget Committee, led by the GOP budget guru, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, had […]
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Maine insurers that sell Affordable Care Act plans seek rate increases in 2015
The two insurers selling plans to Maine consumers under the Affordable Care Act want to raise rates in 2015, but well below the double-digit average hikes cropping up in some other states. The proposed rates offer a tentative first look at how much insurers seek to charge during the second year of Healthcare.gov, a cornerstone […]