AUGUSTA — Officials in the state of Arkansas are saying “not so fast” to claims being made by leaders in Maine’s Republican Party that an expansion of Arkansas’s Medicaid program has led that state to fiscal crisis and Maine was wise not to expand its low-income health care program. Amy Webb, communications director for the […]
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Last man to walk on moon visits Portland, says children are key to Mars mission
PORTLAND — Eugene Cernan used a few extra lunar maps, some light-stand clips and duct tape to make a fender for the rover he used to travel on the moon. “Without it, the lunar dust would rooster tail up behind it,” Cernan said. “If we hadn’t been up there in person, an unmanned vehicle never […]
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New buyers fuel more Maine home sales, but median prices dip
SOUTH PORTLAND — Home sales in Maine rose 8.3 percent in March, continuing an increase in volume and beating national trends, while the median sale price dropped for the second month in a row, compared with last year, to $169,000. Angelia Levesque, a Bangor real estate broker and president of the Maine Association of Realtors, […]
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‘We need dreamers’: Last man to walk on moon visits Portland
PORTLAND — Eugene Cernan used a few extra lunar maps, some light-stand clips and duct tape to make a fender for the rover he used to travel on the moon. “Without it, the lunar dust would rooster tail up behind it,” Cernan said. “If we hadn’t been up there in person, an unmanned vehicle never […]
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Two men in five days stopped at Bangor airport with guns in carry-on luggage
BANGOR — Two men were stopped at Bangor International Airport security checkpoints over a five-day span when Transportation Security Administration officers detected firearms in their carry-on luggage. On May 16, TSA personnel detected a firearm in a man’s carry-on luggage as he passed through security, the TSA said in a statement Thursday. On Wednesday, security […]
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Portland’s proposed shopping bag fee cut in half
PORTLAND (AP) — A proposal by the city of Portland to charge shoppers for disposable plastic or paper shopping bags has moved forward after a city council committee voted to lower the proposed fee and send it to the full council. The Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee voted 3-1 Wednesday to slice the per-bag fee […]
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Former UMaine student ordered from Georgia to Florida to stand trial for fatal stabbing
AUGUSTA, Georgia. — A former University of Maine football player accused of wounding the mother of his child and fatally stabbing a man in Florida on March 7 lost his battle against extradition Thursday in Georgia, where he was caught days after the crime, a jail official said. Zedric Joseph, 24, of West Palm Beach, […]
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Author of report from which Alexander Group lifted text: ‘It’s literally two pages of text’
AUGUSTA — A portion of a report by the Alexander Group, which Gov. Paul LePage’s administration commissioned as part of its welfare reform efforts, was copied from work done by a liberal Washington, D.C., think tank. That revelation caused the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday to request resubmission of portions of the […]
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Prominent Maine women speak in favor of independent Cutler
PORTLAND — A group of prominent Maine women, both Democrats and Republicans, said Wednesday they support Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate in Maine’s 2014 gubernatorial race. Among those offering their support is a former U.S. district attorney, current and former members of the Legislature, successful businesswomen and philanthropists. Cutler, in a three-way race with incumbent […]
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Farm bureau provides money for MOO Milk suppliers
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine Farm Bureau is authorizing use of an emergency fund to assist organic farmers who supplied the Maine’s Own Organic Milk company with milk. Maine’s Own Organic Milk, better known as MOO Milk, announced last week that it is folding. The nonprofit farm bureau announced Wednesday that Maine Farm Bureau Disaster […]