Money isn’t everything. But if it were, you’d want to be a doctor. Surgeons and physicians hold the highest-paying jobs in 11 of Maine’s 16 counties, according to the Maine Department of Labor. In four other counties, it pays to be a chief executive — $66 an hour or better, to be exact. In Franklin […]
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Ice slickens roads, tarmac in Northern New England
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Icy conditions made travel treacherous by road and air across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on Saturday, closing roads, causing accidents and even sending a flight at Bangor International Airport skidding off a taxiway. But as the weather warmed and road crews across the region cleared ice from highways, up to […]
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American Jacob wins World Cup snowboardcross event; Maine’s Wescott fails to qualify for finals
Seth Wescott’s bid to win a third straight Olympic gold medal in snowboardcross may be in jeopardy. The Carrabassett Valley resident, in his first competition since undergoing reconstructive knee surgery last spring, finished 49th among 73 competitors in Friday’s qualifying round for a World Cup event at Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra. That left Wescott one spot short […]
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Maine governor hammers away at welfare fraud
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage plans to introduce legislation to address welfare fraud that he cited in Electronic Benefit Transfer card transactions made at liquor stores, smoke shops and strip clubs. LePage introduced data last week that indicate there were 3,000 Electronic Benefit Transfer card transactions made at shops in Maine that primarily sell […]
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Keeping a close eye on Maine’s moose population
With the word spreading about declining moose populations in Montana and Minnesota – and closer to home in New Hampshire — Mainers have begun expressing their concerns about the health of our statewide moose population. In Minnesota the state moose population reportedly has been dropping at an alarming rate — 25 percent per year! Moose […]
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Southbound lanes in Falmouth reopen after early-morning crash involving 4 tractor-trailers, car
FALMOUTH — An early morning crash involving four tractor-trailers and a car temporarily shut down both southbound lanes at mile 55 in Falmouth, according to Maine State Police. At about 3:50 a.m., state troopers arrived at the multi-vehicle accident, according to a statement from police. A tractor-trailer had jackknifed causing a chain reaction of crashes. […]
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Portland considering shopping bag fee
PORTLAND (AP) — Advocates in Portland who want to see a reduction in single-use plastic and paper grocery bags are favoring a per-bag fee to help shoppers switch to reusable totes, instead. A group is meeting Monday to review other U.S. communities’ efforts to discourage single-use bags and consider an ordinance in Portland that would […]
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Idaho man to be extradited to Maine on burglary charges
BETHEL – An Idaho man incarcerated in Massachusetts on burglary charges will be extradited to Maine, after DNA evidence linked him to a 2012 burglary in Bethel, Oxford County Chief Deputy Hart Daley said in a press release Thursday. Daley said James Radler of Idaho was recently indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on […]
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Dog survives more than a week in Maine sub-zero temps
NORTH ANSON (AP) — A Maryland family’s dog that went missing on a holiday trip to Maine has been found after surviving more than a week of sub-zero temperatures and severe winter storms. Dempsey, a 1-year-old boxer that belongs to Jamie Cyrway’s family in Severn, Md., was found Monday morning in an abandoned warehouse in […]
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Northern lights may expand south next couple days
WASHINGTON (AP) — Northerners thawing out from a bitter freeze may get rewarded with shimmering northern lights the next couple days. Federal space weather forecaster Joe Kunches said the sun shot out a strong solar flare late Tuesday, which should arrive at Earth early Thursday. It should shake up Earth’s magnetic field and expand the […]