Our worst nightmare has happened! HSUS (The Humane Society of the U.S.) is back in Maine, monied up and fired up, poised to wage another full-scale assault against the trapping and hunting of the Maine black bear. As you may recall, back in 2003 the Maine bear hunting community waged the battle of its life […]
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Milo area businesses feel pain as bankrupt railroad struggles to survive
MILO — Fewer people come into the auto parts store where Brandon Mckenzie works. Wendy Coburn has laid off three people at her restaurant. Mike Washburn’s repair shop no longer has customers coming from as far away as Jackman. Owners and workers at some of the most established businesses in Milo and Brownville see the […]
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Good outlook for foliage despite pockets of discoloring leaf fungus in Maine
BELFAST — It’ll be a good season for foliage, according to experts, even though leaf fungal diseases are turning towering maple trees in certain parts of the state brown instead of bright orange and red. “I think we’ve actually had a pretty good growing season, for the most part,” Morten Moesswilde, midcoast district forester for […]
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Blaze engulfs building in Portland’s Old Port
Old Port Fire in Portland: RT @W_C_Graff: Crews still pumping water inside to douse hot spots. pic.twitter.com/Pg4i4ICGkC — The Forecaster (@The_Forecaster) September 19, 2013 PORTLAND — An early morning fire damaged the lower floors of nearly a block of Portland’s Old Port Thursday, leaving seven residents homeless and at least temporarily closing five storefronts in […]
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Maine gets $13M in grants for IT training
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s community colleges are getting more than $13 million in grants to offer more information technology training opportunities. In announcing the federal Department of Labor grants, Maine’s congressional delegation said the funding will go to a consortium made up of Maine’s seven community colleges in partnership with employers, workforce development agencies, industry […]
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Oil use drops; Efficiency Maine announces incentives to lower use here even more
Maine is the most heating-oil dependent state in the country, but figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census show its use here continuing to wane: 67.5 percent of homes relied on oil for their primary heat source in 2012, down from 69 percent in 2011 and 80.2 percent in 2000. Industry officials point to a […]
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Glad to get that big debt off our backs
All Mainers should stand a bit taller today knowing we have finally paid off some big debts we have been lugging around for a long time. Gov. Paul LePage visited Central Maine Medical Center on Wednesday to deliver an oversized Publishers Clearing House-style check for $43.4 million. There should be no doubt that the governor […]
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Time has come to arm Maine’s Forest Rangers
With the increasing likelihood that any Tom, Dick or Harry has a handgun stuck in his belt, we support arming Maine’s Forest Rangers as an unfortunate but necessary step to protect their safety. A bill to do so was sidetracked during the last legislative session when Gov. Paul LePage appointed a 10-person task force to […]
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Maine politicians renew support for better background checks in wake of D.C. shootings
AUGUSTA — State and federal lawmakers from Maine on Wednesday renewed their support for law changes that would improve gun-sale background checks in the U.S. after a mass shooting in Washington D.C., on Monday. The incident, which claimed the lives of 13 people, including the shooter, at the Navy Yard, remains under investigation. But emerging […]
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Bar Harbor airport gets $1.5M federal grant
TRENTON (AP) — Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport is getting a more than $1.5 million federal grant to be begin construction of a new taxiway. The grant from the U.S. Transportation Department was announced Tuesday in a joint statement from Maine U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King. Collins is the ranking member of the Senate […]