AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage vetoed two more bills Wednesday that would protect Maine lakes from pollution and strengthen a revolving loan program for small business. The two new vetoes brings the total that face the Legislature on Thursday to 48. LePage said in his veto letter for LD 1744, An Act to Protect Maine […]
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Ex-ambulance service worker from Andover sentenced to six years on child pornography charge
PORTLAND — An Andover man was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to six years in federal prison for possessing child pornography on computers at his workplace and home. Jason Littlehale, 42, pleaded guilty to the charge in September. He had been free on $5,000 unsecured bail but was taken into custody immediately after he […]
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LePage offers last-minute bills for MDEA and nursing home funding
AUGUSTA — In a last-minute move Wednesday, Republican Gov. Paul LePage offered two bills — to fund drug-enforcement expansion and to raise reimbursement rates for nursing homes — for the Legislature to consider when it reconvenes Thursday to take up a long list of veto-override votes. One of the bills being offered by LePage would […]
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Price of Maine heating oil down two cents
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine government survey says the average price of heating oil in the state has dropped 2 cents in the past week, to $3.60 per gallon. The Governor’s Energy Office said Wednesday the average statewide price for a gallon of heating oil ranged from $3.35 to $3.90. It also found the average […]
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Lawyer pleads guilt to federal money laundering charge
PORTLAND — A well-known Maine attorney and sports agent has pleaded guilty to money laundering.Gary Prolman pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to a federal money laundering charge for handling at least $100,000 in cash from a former client. The Internal Revenue Service contends the money from drug proceeds was deposited in small amounts […]
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Goat attack case likely to stay out of court
RICHMOND — Richmond police say they are hopeful a goat attack will be resolved without legal action.A car owner called police to report that a pair of goats climbed the car, scratched its hood, and remained on the vehicle until police arrived.Police contacted the goats’ owner and asked her to retrieve the animals. Richmond Police […]
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Marine Resources Council monitoring baby lobster count
HALLOWELL — The Maine lobster fishery is not in jeopardy of an immediate dramatic decline, Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Pat Keliher says, but added that studies that show a drop-off in baby lobsters could forecast lower catches in coming years.A University of Maine survey of 11 Gulf of Maine locations indicated that young […]
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Jury selection underway in Bangor car fire deaths case
BANGOR — Jury selection is underway in the trial of two men accused of killing three Maine residents whose bodies were found in a burning car in Bangor.Jury selection in the trial of 36-year-old Randall Daluz and 33-year-old Nicholas Sexton began Monday. They have been charged with three counts of murder and one count of […]
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King to chair hearing investigating ‘dark money’ in politics
Watch the hearing live on CSPAN Tweets about “#darkmoney” AUGUSTA — An effort by U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, to examine the impact of so-called “dark money” on state and federal elections drew praise from clean election advocates in Maine on Tuesday. But just a day before King was set to chair a hearing of […]
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Michaud and Cutler lead in fundraising for Maine governor’s race as LePage trails slightly
AUGUSTA — The campaign war chests of two of the top three leading candidates for governor in Maine have broken the $1 million mark. The campaign for Democrat Mike Michaud, Maine’s 2nd District U.S. congressman, said its candidate had collected $1.4 million as of the April 29 deadline while independent candidate Eliot Cutler reported contributions […]