AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage will deliver his State of the State Address to lawmakers next month. The Republican governor’s office says that LePage will announce a major business investment initiative in his Feb. 4 address that could create hundreds of new jobs in Maine. LePage also is expected to focus on the economy, […]
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Maine to hold hearing on college affordability bills
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are examining bills next week aimed at tackling the problem of mounting student debt. Under a bill introduced by Assistant Senate Republican Leader Roger Katz, the University of Maine and Community College systems would study a pilot program being developed in Oregon that makes college tuition free for students who […]
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Ex-U.S. Senator Mitchell to address Maine lawmakers
AUGUSTA (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell will address Maine lawmakers this week. The former Democratic senator will give a speech to the joint Legislature on Tuesday on his work with The Mitchell Institute, which provides scholarships for high school students to attend postsecondary degree programs. After his speech, there will be an unveiling […]
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Peter Drews: Maine dentists recognize urgent need for care
In Maine there are approximately 150,000 veterans; 90,000 are over the age of 55; many live on fixed incomes and many are unable to afford dental care. Just 9,000 of Maine’s veterans are eligible for dental benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The need for dental care among U.S. military veterans is great. The […]
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Maine lobster fishermen wanted for proposed reality TV show
Calling all lobstermen who want to star in a reality TV show! A New York-based multimedia firm headed by “Today” show weather anchor Al Roker is seeking to develop a new reality or documentary TV show that would showcase lobster fishermen in Maine. “We’re seeking tough, active lobstermen: you could be a family who’s been […]
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Portland mayor, asylum seekers call proposed aid cuts for new Mainers ‘discriminatory’
PORTLAND — Portland Mayor Michael Brennan joined members of the city’s religious community as well as current and former general assistance recipients on Friday to decry a state proposal that would eliminate safety-net benefits for asylum seekers and immigrants. Friday was the final day the state Department of Health and Human Services would accept public […]
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How many gambling venues are too many for Maine and New England?
Players bet more than $1 billion at Maine’s two casinos last year. No wonder three more venues are pushing to get in the game. But how much is too much? Newcomer Oxford Casino, without a hotel or amenities except a restaurant with a $5 burger night, saw more than half of that action. With numbers […]
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State committee digs deeper into document-shredding case
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee decided to dig deeper Friday into a case that involves the mishandling and possibly illegal destruction of public documents by officials at the Maine Center for Disease Control, an agency under the Department of Health and Human Services. Voting 9-2, the panel agreed to invite CDC employees […]
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Man wanted in Gardiner shooting arrested in Massachusetts
A man wanted in connection with a shooting in Gardiner was arrested in Massachusetts early Friday morning, according to officials. Paul Coyne, 32, who had seven active warrants for his arrest, is allegedly responsible for a shooting in Gardiner that left a man with a gunshot wound to his leg. Scott Fish of the Maine […]
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Ex-patient guilty of attack at Riverview hospital
AUGUSTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a former patient at Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta was prompted by anger and not mental illness when he attacked a worker last year, leaving a pen embedded in her hand. The judge issued an eight-page decision on Thursday, convicting Mark Murphy of elevated aggravated assault, following […]