LEWISTON — Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate for governor, is challenging his political rivals to join him for 16 debates, one in each of Maine’s counties in the coming weeks. Cutler sent a letter to the campaigns of Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic 2nd District U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud on Thursday. In his letter, […]
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Maine hosts summit on aging issues
AUGUTSA (AP) — Hundreds of Mainers are meeting to explore ways to combat challenges facing the state due to its aging population. Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves of North Berwick is hosting an Aging Summit on Friday at the Civic Center in Augusta. Eves’ office says nearly 400 people are expected at the event. Attendees […]
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Police search for man who they say attempted to abduct West Paris child
WEST PARIS — Police said they are on the hunt for a man who reportedly came to a West Paris home posing as a driver for SAD 17 and attempted to pick up a student Wednesday morning. According to Capt. Christopher Wainwright of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, investigators are chasing down several possible leads and […]
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Michaud raises more than foes in Maine governor’s race
AUGUSTA — Campaign finance reports show Democratic challenger Mike Michaud outpacing the other two candidates in fundraising so far in the race for Maine governor. According to reports filed Wednesday, Michaud raised nearly $700,000 in the latest reporting period that ended Dec. 31, and has now raised more than $1 million overall. Incumbent Republican Gov. Paul […]
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Flooding concerns in parts of Maine
BANGOR (AP) — City public safety officials in Bangor, Maine, have closed a plaza due to potential flooding concerns. People have been advised Thursday morning to move their vehicles from both the east and west side of the Kenduskeag Plaza in downtown Bangor as soon as possible. In addition, the National Weather Service said the […]
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Maine man’s letters from jail net 9-month sentence
AUGUSTA (AP) — Authorities say a man serving a nine-month jail sentence sent 16 letters from behind bars to his 1-year-old daughter, but the messages were really for the little girl’s mom. Prosecutors said the letters from Robert Vincent Johnson told the woman to avoid cooperating with the district attorney. The 30-year-old Johnson said if […]
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N.H. town to send students across border to Marshwood
ELIOT (AP) — Some children in a New Hampshire town will soon start attending school across the state line in Maine. Officials in Rollinsford, N.H., have reached an agreement to send students to Marshwood middle and high schools across the border. Marshwood serves the Maine towns of Eliot and South Berwick. Under the deal expected […]
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Maine VA hospital worker convicted of taking drugs
BANGOR (AP) — A former pharmacy technician at an Augusta veterans’ hospital has been sentenced to two years of probation for stealing medication while on the job. Rebecca Hamlin of Winslow was also sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to pay a $4,000 fine. Authorities said the 61-year-old was working at VA Maine […]
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In wall of GOP Medicaid expansion opposition, a crack appears
AUGUSTA — The House’s top Democrat on Wednesday morning presented what he called a “compromise” bill to expand Medicaid in the state to roughly 70,000 of the poorest Mainers. It’s the first glimpse at what Democrats, who hold a majority in the Legislature, hope will be a bill that can gain enough Republican support to […]
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Residents question safety at Searsmont natural gas pipeline station
SEARSMONT — First came the noise late New Year’s Eve at the Searsmont natural gas pipeline compressor station, so loud that it caused nearby homes to shake and some residents, frightened by the jet-engine-like roar, to pack up their cars and flee for the night. Then came the questions, as some members of the normally […]