AUGUSTA — Top party officials are promising unity at the Maine Republican State Convention this Friday and Saturday in Bangor. If the predictions are right, the event will be a much smoother gathering than the two prior conventions, which saw factionalism split the party along ideological lines. The push for party cohesion is evident in […]
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LePage vetoes bill that sought greater government transparency
AUGUSTA — A bill that would have opened records on industrial hazardous waste and mercury emission control plans was vetoed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Earth Day. Under current law, the plans are protected as “trade secrets.” The bill, LD 1821, would have upheld the current requirement for government agencies to acknowledge a request […]
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College Roundup: Bates softball slams Colby
LEWISTON – Junior Kelsey Freedman struck out seven batters from the circle and recorded an RBI triple at the plate to help lead Bates College softball past Colby College, 6-2, at Lafayette Street Field on Tuesday afternoon. The Bobcats (8-15, 2-7 NESCAC East) took the season series from the Mules (5-16, 1-8 NESCAC East) after […]
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Olympia’s List preps to fund primary candidates
LEWISTON — At least two Maine candidates are getting a boost from the political action committee created by former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. Snowe, a Republican, rolled about $500,000 of her last campaign war chest into Olympia’s List, a multi-candidate PAC that’s meant to help moderates and those who seek common ground in politics, when […]
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Massachusetts couple dies in Waldoboro car crash
WALDOBORO (AP) — Police in Maine have identified the Massachusetts couple who died in a car crash in Waldoboro last week. Police on Monday said 68-year-old Raymond Thompson and 70-year-old Peggy Aldrich died in a head-on crash on Atlantic Highway on Friday afternoon. The couple lived in the Whitinsville section of Northbridge, Mass. Investigators said […]
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LePage celebrating new UNE campus in Morocco
The Republican governor is scheduled to speak at the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday. Twenty three students have been studying there since January. U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Dwight Bush, Sr. is also expected to attend the ceremony for UNE’s campus, which is the only American higher education institution in the country. LePage’s office said last month […]
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Maine, Maritimes trade talent, tunes at Sky and Phillips events
CARTHAGE — Crossroads International Celtic Festival in collaboration with the Festival of Small Halls will present a promotional tour in the region as part of a cultural exchange between Maine and the Maritimes at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in South Carthage on Wednesday April 30, and at Phillips Area Community Center in Phillips Me […]
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Maine gas prices up from last week and last year
PORTLAND (AP) — Averages gas prices in Maine are up nearly 4 cents a gallon from a week ago and analysts say the trend is expected to continue into next month. The average price of a gallon of gas in Maine Monday is $3.69 a gallon — up nearly 8 cents from one month ago, […]
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Maine to issue photo EBT cards
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Friday it intends to move forward with a Gov. Paul LePage plan to put photographs on the state’s electronic benefits transfer cards. EBT cards are similar to bank debit cards and are used by the state to issue a variety of welfare benefits, including […]
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LePage heralds drop in Maine’s unemployment rate
LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage was touting his economic policies again Friday on the heels of the latest unemployment data released by the U.S. Department of Labor. Figures for March show Maine’s jobless rate decreased to 5.9 percent, the lowest rate the state has seen since LePage took office in January 2011. The rate […]