Suppose, just suppose, other states were receiving millions of dollars in federal aid to help support their doctors and hospitals, money that was unavailable to us in Maine. We’d be sore about that. Outraged would be more like it. But that is exactly what will begin happening on Jan. 1, 2014, when the federal government […]
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Military spouses eliminated from ‘America’s Got Talent’
A string of wins ended Wednesday night for the American Military Spouses Choir and Lewiston native Abi Hodgson as they were eliminated from NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” television show. Hodgson is one of 37 members of the choir, which was vying for the top spot and $1 million prize. Entering Wednesday’s program, Hodgson and her […]
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Common Core worries prompt LePage executive order reaffirming school privacy, local control
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage signed an executive order on Wednesday reaffirming that Maine schools are locally controlled and that students’ personal information remain private in light of concerns about new uniform benchmarks in reading, writing and math. The Republican governor’s order comes just weeks after opponents to the Common Core Standards, which have […]
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Portland’s first charter school opens
AUGUSTA (AP) — Portland’s first charter school will open its doors this week. Baxter Academy for Technology and Science is scheduled to open on Wednesday to more than 100 students in the 9th and 10th grade. The Portland school is one of three new charter schools opening for the first time this year. Charter schools […]
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92-year-old burned in Brunswick house fire
BRUNSWICK — A 92-year-old woman was severely burned in a fire at her home on Beech Drive on Wednesday evening, police Lt. Todd Ridlon said in a news release. The woman was listed in very serious condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland, and officials had not yet notified her next of kin late Wednesday, […]
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State sells bonds to pay off $183 million in MaineCare hospital debt
AUGUSTA — A bond was sold Tuesday to pay off $183.5 million in state debt for services provided by hospitals under MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid system, Gov. Paul LePage said. The payment will trigger more than $300 million in federal matching funds. “With the sale of the liquor revenue bond, Maine hospitals are now just […]
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King plans to attend classified briefings on Syria
U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, was returning to Washington on Tuesday to attend a pair of classified briefings on the situation in Syria and the potential of a U.S. military strike against there. King was expected to attend a joint House-Senate classified briefing on Syria and a closed-door meeting of the Senate Intelligence Committee on […]
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Maine gas prices up by almost 6 cents per gallon
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine residents are paying almost 6 cents per gallon more for a gallon of gas this week. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Tuesday that the average retail price of gas in Maine has jumped to $3.73 in the past week, which is 12 cents per gallon higher than the national average. In-state prices […]
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Eastport gears up for eighth annual Pirate Festival
EASTPORT (AP) — The days of yore when pirates were active off the Maine coast will be celebrated when Eastport holds its annual Pirate Festival. The festival gets underway Friday and continues through Sunday. Festivities include a pirate ball, a pirate boat parade, pirate music bashes, a pirate bed race and treasure hunts. There’ll also […]
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Grange membership falling, recruitment a challenge
DEER ISLE (AP) — At its peak, the Deer Isle Grange had close to 100 members. But this summer, the fraternal organization folded because it couldn’t attract even seven members to its meetings, the number required to keep its state charter. In an age when the Internet and television have replaced potluck dinners as a […]