MEXICO — A humanities class at the University College at Rumford/Mexico is conducting a food drive for Thanksgiving baskets. Education senior Mark Gaudet of Rumford said Thursday that his Interventions for Families with Children class was given the chance to help the community and its people by bringing families together. In September, the class began […]
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Four companies offer bids on Maine’s new liquor contract
AUGUSTA — Four companies will vie for parts of the state’s new wholesale liquor contract. Bids were due by 2 p.m. Thursday, and the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations released the names minutes later. Financial details won’t be made public until a review team makes an award, bureau Director Timothy Poulin said. All […]
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Maine court orders release of 911 transcripts from Biddeford shooting
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine supreme court has ordered law enforcement officials to release transcripts of 911 calls from last year’s fatal shootings of two teenagers in Biddeford. The court unanimously overturned a judge’s decision to ban release of the transcripts from three calls in the case of a 75-year-old man charged in killing two […]
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LePage helps kick off red kettle campaign for Salvation Army
AUGUSTA — The Salvation Army’s bell-ringing, red kettle season began Thursday in Maine when Gov. Paul LePage made the first donation after giving brief remarks in the Cabinet Room. LePage said it was important to remember that charitable work continues year-round, not just during the holiday season, when volunteers can be seen ringing bells and […]
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Proposed flood maps send shock waves along Rockland waterfront
ROCKLAND — Proposed new maps that detail flood-prone areas may sharply increase insurance rates and hamper the ability to develop some key areas of the city’s waterfront. “Rockland is taking a beating,” said consulting engineer Robert Gerber. “Rockland is being affected more severely than most communities.” The draft flood maps, developed on behalf of the […]
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Ridership on expanded Downeaster route above projections
PORTLAND (AP) — Amtrak’s Downeaster train carried nearly 50 percent more passengers on its expanded Portland-to-Brunswick route than rail officials expected in the first year of the service. Patricia Quinn, director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, said from the start of the service on Nov. 1, 2012, through Oct. 31 about 52,000 […]
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More Mainers earning H.S. equivalancy diploma
AUGUSTA (AP) — The number of Mainers earning high school equivalency credentials has jumped this year. Through early November, 2,699 Mainers had earned their equivalency credentials so far this year. That’s up from 1,878 who earned credentials for all of last year and 2,258 who did so in 2011. The Department of Education credits the […]
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Police ID driver who died when car struck parked car in Bath
BATH — Police on Thursday identified a 65-year-old Phippsburg man as the driver who died Wednesday evening in a dramatic single-car crash on High Street in Bath. Paul Hurd likely suffered a medical incident that caused his 2012 Toyota Camry to leave the road and crash into a tree in the driveway at 462 High […]
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State lawmakers push for consequences if MaineCare ride program is not fixed
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers Wednesday said they want a “Plan B” for a $40 million non-emergency ride program that’s foundered since it was transferred to the hands of third-party brokers in August. “I know in my community there are still very, very significant problems,” state Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, said Wednesday. Rotundo is House chairwoman […]
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Colgan’s fall forecast: More jobs, but recovery way off
Charlie Colgan believes Maine is about to hit three consecutive quarters of job growth, which the state hasn’t done since 2007, before the Great Recession. However, he pushed back Maine’s prognosis for a full jobs’ recovery. Way back. To 2018. Colgan will deliver the mixed-bag economic forecast as part of the New England Economic Partnership […]