Sportsmen love their toys. Of course, they prefer to consider these toys as indispensable tools for the outdoors. Sometimes the best gift one can give to an outdoorsman is a tool or device that he might not either think to buy for himself or feel comfortable buying. For example, my motherinlaw always had an uncanny […]
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Maine creates office to coordinate North Atlantic trade opportunities
PORTLAND — The Maine International Trade Center on Friday announced the creation of a new office to focus state efforts on boosting international trade opportunities in the North Atlantic region for Maine businesses. The Maine North Atlantic Development Office will be housed in the trade center’s Portland office and build on the momentum created in […]
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LePage: Global warming upside
AUGUSTA — Speaking to a conference assembled to discuss the transportation trends of the future, said Thursday that global climate change could have an upside for Maine. “Everybody looks at the negative effects of global warming, but with the ice melting, the Northern Passage has opened up,” he said. “So maybe, instead of being at […]
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Maine cancer task force to finalize report
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine panel that’s been studying the causes for Maine’s high incidence of cancer is finishing its work. The Cancer Task Force meets Friday to finalize its recommendations and report to the Legislature, which returns next month. The group’s been examining how the state can establish education and prevention programs to lower […]
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Robbery suspect found dead
BIDDEFORD (AP) — Police said the suspect in 10 armed robberies in the Biddeford area has been found dead in his apartment. Deputy Police Chief JoAnne Fisk said it appears the man took his own life. He was found at about 1 a.m. Friday. Police recovered weapons they think were used in some of the […]
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Ethics panel tables case
AUGUSTA — Two Lewiston men who helped organize a statewide campaign aimed at bringing a casino to that city’s downtown endured a barrage of questions Thursday before the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. The commission tabled action on the case because it did not hear from all of the witnesses it had […]
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Residents say nearby pig farm creating rat problem in Smithfield
SMITHFIELD (AP) — Residents of one Smithfield neighborhood say they’re being overrun by rats from a nearby pig farm, but the farmer tells town officials he’s addressing the problem. Andrew Landry said he has cellphone videos that show dozens of rats fleeing his mother’s chicken coop. He said rats are chewing through plastic water lines, […]
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Berwick sex offender, who tried to lure children, has bail doubled
BERWICK (AP) — A judge has doubled the bail of a registered sex offender from Berwick charged with trying to lure young girls into his vehicle after two more girls came forward. A judge Wednesday at the request of prosecutors doubled 23-year-old Kevin Weeden’s bail to $50,000. He did not enter a plea and his […]
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Ex-Troy town treasurer pleads guilty to theft charge
BELFAST (AP) — The former treasurer in Troy has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $20,000 from the town. Kathy Mattingly pleaded guilty this week in Waldo County Superior Court to a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. The 56-year-old Mattingly was town treasurer from January 2012 until March. Investigators said when residents paid […]
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Norway hospital among Maine’s best rural hospitals
AUGUSTA (AP) — A survey is giving Maine’s rural hospitals high marks. Nine of 22 hospitals on the Leapfrog Group’s 2013 Top Rural Hospitals list released this week were in Maine. All told, more than 200 rural hospitals nationwide were part of the survey. The Top Hospitals designation recognizes hospitals that prevent medical errors, reduce […]