AUGUSTA — The chief operating officer for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services is leaving his post to return to the private sector, according a spokesman for the agency. According to DHHS spokesman John Martins, William Boeschenstein Jr. of Cape Elizabeth, who served with DHHS since March 2011, will be replaced by Sam […]
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Cities host landlord forum to discuss disabilities
AUBURN — Twin Cities landlords are invited to a forum about their duties and rights concerning renting to tenants with disabilities. “Landlords may not completely understand their responsibilities regarding this issue — and neither do tenants,” Auburn Community Development Coordinator Yvette Bouttenot said. The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 14 in the Auburn […]
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Weird Wicked Weird: Now you sea it, now you don’t; Maine’s long history of sea serpent sightings
A little more than 100 years ago, an enterprising Old Orchard Beach businessman charged curiosity-seekers 10 cents each to see the bones of a sea serpent that had washed ashore. The attraction spawned a short book and the not-immodest declaration that said serpent was the “Eighth Wonder of the World” with “eyes as large as […]
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And the survey says …
Mainers are more likely to open a bank account than just about anyone else in the country. There are more doctors here per capita than elsewhere. We have the best hospitals and the best schools. We say we’re healthier eaters than other Americans. We live in the safest state in the country and we have […]
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Taking down a turkey worth getting into the hunt
“Gobble, gobble, gobble.” The hair stood up on the back of my neck the first time I heard a wild turkey. We were scouting the hardwoods of Western Massachusetts at dusk. The air was still and a bright spring sun had just settled beneath the hills near a pipeline in Granville. Responding to my owl […]
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Making spirits bright: Craft distilleries grow in Maine
FREEPORT — When Christopher Dowe launched Cold River Vodka in 2005, he had scant company. The managing partner at Maine Distilleries, who built craft breweries for the previous decade, saw artisanal beer explode and decided to chart a new course. “When we first started, we literally couldn’t make it fast enough. They were lining up […]
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Lawmakers plow through bills on busy last day of session
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers preserved more than a dozen bills on Thursday as they plowed through a slew of measures vetoed by Gov. Paul LePage, but several others died after they failed to muster enough support to overturn the governor’s rejection. One of the biggest victories for the Democratic-controlled Legislature was overriding the Republican […]
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In last-minute twist, lawmakers vote to kill late bills by LePage
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee voted unanimously late Thursday to kill a pair of bills offered by Republican Gov. Paul LePage in the final days of the 126th legislative session. The decision came after the committee received word from LePage — just as it was preparing to move the measures to the […]
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Defendant who was stripped of right to attorney is convicted of robbery
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man who was stripped of the right to a court-appointed lawyer before being convicted of robbery is in a hurry to complete the case. Joshua Nisbet, who’s been jailed since July 2011, asked the judge to sentence him on the spot Thursday after a jury rejected his defense and convicted […]
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First Wind secures financing for wind project
OAKFIELD (AP) — Maine’s largest wind power developer says it has secured finances for a $400 million project in Aroostook County. First Wind says the Oakfield project is expected to produce 148 megawatts of renewable energy, or enough for about 50,000 homes. It says construction, which is anticipated to support 300 jobs, is on schedule. […]