BETHEL — An Auburn school science teacher will present a program on Maine lakes and ponds at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Gould Academy. Jim Chandler’s program, “Changing Nature of Lakes and Ponds,” will kick off the Mahoosuc Land Trust’s Changing Nature series, Jolan Ippolito of the Trust stated Monday in a news release. […]
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Federal judge denies Maine DHHS appeal on Riverview funds
AUGUSTA — A state appeal of a federal government decision to cut about $20 million in funding from the state-run Riverview Psychiatric Center has been denied by a federal judge. That means state lawmakers will now have to wrestle with filling the gap as they head into the second half of the 126th legislative session […]
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LePage administration withholds consultant’s report on welfare reform
AUGUSTA — State officials are continuing to deny access to a publicly funded study examining Maine’s welfare system, including the possible impacts of a Medicaid expansion here. The study, commissioned on a no-bid contract for $925,200 by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, is being completed by a Rhode Island-based consulting company, the […]
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Michaud raises $1 million in governor’s race
AUGUSTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s campaign said Monday that the Democrat has raised more than $1 million in his bid to become Maine governor. Michaud, who faces Republican Gov. Paul LePage and independent Eliot Cutler, will be reporting $700,000 he raised in the last half of 2013. That’s in addition to the $313,000 […]
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Maine to hold final hearing on elver catch cuts
The Maine Department of Marine Resources meeting scheduled for Tuesday was supposed to take place last week but was rescheduled due to bad weather. It’s taking place at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. Elvers, as the baby eels are known, are caught in Maine rivers and exported to Asia. They’ve come under scrutiny since prices ballooned […]
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Scarborough man gets 8 years for street beat down
PORTLAND (AP) — A Scarborough man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a violent street attack in Portland in 2012 that left a woman with permanent injuries. Eric Gwaro, a former volunteer firefighter, was also sentenced Monday to four years of probation and ordered to pay more than $5,600 in restitution. Prosecutors […]
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Maine lawmakers prep for short session to start Wednesday
AUGUSTA —Bills addressing issues ranging from slot machines to renewable energy to revamping a state-sponsored health care rides program await lawmakers Wednesday at the State House. The first week of the “short session,” which is set to end in April, starts this week. But topping the list is what appears to be a more than […]
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Slight increase in Maine gas prices
PORTLAND (AP) — The average price of gasoline has gone up ever so slightly in Maine in the past week, to $3.53 a gallon. The gasoline pricing website GasBuddy.com surveys more than 1,200 Maine gasoline outlets. The average price of gas nationally has not changed since last week, at $3.30 a gallon. Prices in Maine […]
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Contractors to get paid for Summit pipeline work
AUGUSTA (AP) — A natural gas company building a pipeline in Maine has agreed to pay contractors tens of millions of dollars included in a lawsuit against the utility. A top official at Summit Natural Gas of Maine, building a network from Richmond to Madison, told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/19X3dX0 ) that $38 million will […]
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LePage continues effort to lower energy costs for Maine ratepayers
AUGUSTA — For the fourth year in a row, Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is pushing to roll back or significantly change portions of Maine law aimed at boosting in-state renewable energy production. LePage says he wants to level the state’s energy-production playing field and open the door to cheap, renewable hydropower from Quebec and […]