WARREN — An eight-week pilot program aimed at reducing recidivism by domestic violence offenders upon their release from the Maine State Prison is being viewed with optimism. The Maine Department of Corrections is now looking to expand the program to 48 weeks. The batterers intervention program, held October through December, is the first time such […]
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NBA D-League: Red Claws find right mix without Wright
PORTLAND — Leading scorer and crowd-pleaser Chris Wright sat out Saturday night’s NBA D-League game against Erie with flu-like symptoms. The Maine Red Claws looked anything but sick in his absence. Instead of looking for one or two players to make up for the missing production, the Red Claws decided to have everyone do a […]
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More shooting ranges would be shot in arm for outdoorsmen
There was a day when any old gravel pit would do as a makeshift shooting range. Not so anymore. Today, most of those gravel pits are posted and gated off. These pit owners are concerned about somebody, an ATVer or recreational shooter, getting hurt and hiring an attorney to recover damages. For the recreational shooter […]
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Mainers use their EBT cash for interesting things in unusual places
Top 10 municipalities for EBT card use Municipality EBT uses $ Amount Total uses % Total $ % Portland 82,433 $15,708,206 7.96% 9.56% Lewiston 87,337 $15,576,077 8.43% 9.48% Auburn 47,281 $8,047,119 4.56% 4.90% Bangor 54,962 $7,771,625 5.30% 4.73% Waterville 37,732 $5,840,112 3.64% 3.56% Augusta 37,274 $5,702,054 3.60% 3.47% Biddeford 25,459 $4,112,455 2.46% 2.50% Westbrook 22,476 […]
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Analysis: Not all Republicans oppose Medicaid expansion for Maine
AUGUSTA — A handful of Republican lawmakers, if they haven’t already, are about to become the most popular — or, depending on your perspective — among the most reviled legislators in the weeks ahead. “There is a fair amount of pressure coming from both sides,” Rep. Corey Wilson, R-Augusta, said. Wilson, a first-term legislator, is […]
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Driver had wrong address in West Paris incident
WEST PARIS — Police discovered that a suspect in an alleged attempted abduction of a student Wednesday was actually a driver sent to pick up a student, but stopped at the wrong house. On Friday, Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett said the driver was transporting a student to a school that is not affiliated with the Oxford […]
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Maine speeds up concealed weapon permit process
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine state police have cleared a backlog of concealed weapons permits, issuing a total of 11,000 of them. Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that there was a backlog of 5,000 requests that were cleared by the Maine State Police Special Investigations Unit within the Maine Department of Public Safety. Last year, the […]
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One dead in Peru crash on Route 108
PERU — A local woman was killed Friday morning when her station wagon and a logging truck collided on Route 108. Jane Jacques, 37, of Peru was pronounced dead at the scene, Deputy Josh Wyman of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said. Police received a report of the accident involving a Kelly Co. logging truck […]
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Coast Guard searching for sailboat near Pemaquid
BRISTOL, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard is searching near Bristol, Maine, after getting a report about of people in the water and a possible boat in distress. The Coast Guard says a helicopter and vessels on water were actively searching Friday morning. Petty Officer Matthew Couling said the search began with a 911 call […]
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Federal aid requested for workers laid off from Wilton call center
WILTON — When Sykes Enterprises Inc. announced late last year that it was closing its Wilton call center, it didn’t give any reasons or release details about the number of workers that would be affected. However, those details were revealed recently in a federal petition for job retraining assistance filed by a state labor official […]