AUGUSTA — FairPoint Communications is asking state regulators to increase the fee Mainers pay on their telephone bills to help subsidize the basic telephone service the company is mandated by law to provide. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company has asked the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve two requests that would help cover the cost of […]
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Woodcock to serve as interim AD at UMaine
ORONO (AP) — The University of Maine has tapped Seth Woodcock to serve as interim athletic director starting next week.Woodcock will serve until a permanent athletic director is hired to replace Steve Abbott, who left the post to return to his previous post as chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.Woodcock currently serves as […]
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Sheriff seeking Maine Senate seat
SABATTUS — Androscoggin County Sheriff Guy Desjardins announced Tuesday that he is running for the state Senate in the November 2014 election. The seat is now held by Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon Falls, for District 17. Legislative redistricting approved this year means the district will be renumbered to 22 for the 2014 election. It will include […]
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Maine prepares to expand mental health unit at state prison
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are setting the stage for an expansion of a mental health unit at Maine State Prison. A committee that will oversee the newly expanded mental health wing in Warren met for the first time Tuesday. The unit is set to open in February. Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill to […]
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Maine farmer’s fresh, organic turkeys ‘had a happy life’
SCARBOROUGH — Turkeys at Frith Farm are counting the days. Since July, Daniel Mays has nurtured 100 feathered friends on his organic farm in Scarborough. From tiny hatches, to bright-eyed birds that “cluck and pop and make all sorts of noises,” when they are happy, his broad-breasted bronze beauties are in demand as Thanksgiving nears. […]
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Man arrested after car strikes horse-drawn buggy in northern Maine
EASTON (AP) — Police have charged a University of Maine student in a hit-and-run collision involving a car and a horse-drawn buggy in northern Maine. Troopers said Tuesday that they charged 20-year-old Brandon Clark of Fort Fairfield with leaving the scene of an accident, driving to endanger, failure to maintain control and failure to use […]
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Waterville police seek woman who boldly stole $200 worth of groceries
WATERVILLE (AP) — Police in Waterville are looking for a woman they say ignored employees trying to stop her and walked out of a supermarket with about $200 worth of food. Sgt. Brian Gardiner said the woman pushed the laden grocery cart out of the Hannaford store at about 4:15 p.m. Monday. He said workers […]
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Bath church looks at ways to muffle loud bell
BATH (AP) — A Maine church is looking to mollify neighbors for whom its bell tolls too loudly. Neighbors of the First Baptist Church in Bath say the bell began ringing louder than it used to after the church tower’s clock was worked on about a year ago. Shadi Towfighi, owner of the Kismet Inn, […]
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Maine gears up for a long 3-person governor’s race
In the 2010 gubernatorial race, a dozen Republicans and Democrats jockeyed for their party’s nomination with the final three contenders not settled until June. This time around, it’s shaping up to be a long three-person battle for the Blaine House. Voters should brace themselves for a deluge of negative campaign ads in the race between […]
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Maine gas prices fall to lowest level in 2 years
PORTLAND (AP) — Gas prices in Maine have fallen to their lowest point in nearly two years. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reported in its weekly price survey Monday that the average retail price of gas in Maine fell about 3 cents a gallon over the past week, to $3.38. But prices in Maine are still 18 […]