LEWISTON — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is kicking in $10,000 for a program meant to help immigrant families gain English skills. In a low-key visit to the city Monday, LePage met with some of the families who will benefit from the program being offered by the Portland-based Learning Works. Learning Works CEO Ethan Strimling reminded […]
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Michaud says Maine should cancel MaineCare ride contract, get its money back
PORTLAND — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud is challenging Maine Gov. Paul LePage to exhibit “leadership and action” in light of ongoing problems with a state-funded nonemergency ride program. Michaud is a Democratic candidate for governor in 2014. The $40 million ride program, funded under the state’s Medicaid program, MaineCare, provides rides to medical appointments for eligible […]
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Scientists zero in on ‘exploding’ green crab population in Maine
ELLSWORTH — Green crabs are starting to make some coastal Maine residents see red. The crabs have been found in coastal waters off Maine for around a hundred years, but it’s only in the past few that they’ve drawn the ire and attention of fishermen and scientists in the state. Officials have been receiving reports […]
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Maine gas prices inch back up
AUGUSTA (AP) — After several consecutive weeks of falling prices, the average retail cost of a gallon of gas in Maine is on the way up. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reported Monday that prices crept up nearly a penny in the past week to an average of $3.38 per gallon. Even though Maine prices are rising […]
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Bears take CAA title, head to playoffs
ORONO — The University of Maine football team continued its record-setting season in impressive fashion Saturday afternoon. The sixth-ranked Black Bears secured the program’s first outright conference championship since 1965 with a resounding 41-0 victory over New England rival Rhode Island on Morse Field at Alfond Stadium. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s team improved to 10-1 for […]
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Numbers that are en-deering to all hunters
At long last, the Maine deer are coming back! On opening day, my wife Diane saw six does in our new hunting area. According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W), all of the anecdotal evidence and scientific wildlife management indices underscore the good news. It has been a long time coming. […]
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Maine Legislature’s energy docket set for full slate in 2014
AUGUSTA — The cost of energy in Maine, its production and transmission, as well as whether the mix of renewable sources is balanced, will continue to be debated at the State House in 2014. Lawmakers on the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee have spent their past few meetings honing up as they prepare to […]
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Female veterans honored by Rumford American Legion
RUMFORD — Nearly three dozen female veterans from the Vietnam-war era to present and from across the state participated in Saturday’s recognition of their military service. Hosted by Napoleon-Ouellette American Legion Post 24, the Female Veterans Luncheon at 1 p.m. was preceded by three hours of “pampering.” That included manicures, hair styling, Reiki and massage […]
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Jurors find Presque Isle pawn shop owner guilty of murder in case of woman missing for 15 years
HOULTON — Jurors on Friday evening found a Presque Isle pawn shop owner guilty of intentional and knowing murder in the case of a woman who has been missing for 15 years. The body of Starlette Vining has never been found, but George Jaime Sr., 76, was arrested last year and charged with murder in […]
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Dresden man charged with robbing same Augusta pharmacy twice in 3 days
AUGUSTA (AP) — Police have arrested a Dresden man they say robbed the same Augusta pharmacy twice in three days. Ryan McLaughlin was arrested initially by FBI agents on Thursday on unrelated warrants, but later was hit with federal robbery charges in connection with robberies on Monday and Wednesday at the Osco pharmacy inside the […]