AUGUSTA (AP) — Nearly 400 students will attend five charter schools in Maine this fall in the second year since charter schools were authorized by the Legislature. Three new charter schools will open their doors when classes get underway this week, joining two others that first opened last fall. The new schools are Harpswell Coastal […]
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Cutler, Michaud weigh in on governor’s record number of vetoes
AUGUSTA — If Eliot Cutler were governor today, the state’s Medicaid system would cover 70,000 more people. If Mike Michaud were governor, the state’s minimum wage would be going up. Bills aimed at passing those things into law vetoed by Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage. LePage vetoed a record 82 bills, of which lawmakers could […]
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Little bird told him to hunt up north
October can be the month of months, when it comes to spending time in the Maine woods. Frosty mornings, crisp clear skies, a warming afternoon sun and a backdrop of bright fall colors are October’s trademark, and part of the attraction for the fall bird gunner. For the sportsmen who is blessed with a well-trained […]
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Two events show government here isn’t doing its job
Behind the posturing of elected politicians, there is an actual state government to be run, a government we expect to act efficiently, effectively and professionally. But judging by two recent revelations, some parts of state government are not being run that way at all. It has been reported that federal inspectors found troubling instances of […]
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‘How does New Hampshire do it?’
That’s not just a headline, it’s the title of a report done in 2011 by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. While the data is a little dated, the report is as relevant today as it was two years ago. Gov. Paul LePage’s stated goal for a second term would be to eliminate Maine’s income […]
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Half-red lobster discovered in Maine described as 1-in-50 million rarity
PORTLAND — The lobstermen of Owls Head have seen some strangely colored crustaceans in recent years, but one pulled out of the ocean earlier this month was still a first. “We’ve caught a couple of calico ones, with orange and black spots, and we’ve seen some blue ones,” said Anna Mason of Ship to Shore […]
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Lawmakers pass bill that addresses overcrowding at Riverview
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature Thursday took the first tentative steps towards solving overcrowding and understaffing problems at the state’s Riverview Psychiatric Center. Meanwhile, the federal government’s Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services approved a corrective action plan for the facility after it found patient and staff safety issues and treatment shortfalls during an inspection in […]
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Suspect in fatal Belfast shooting found at Rockport hospital
BELFAST — A former tax examiner has been formally charged with murder after he fatally shot a woman and injured her son Wednesday night, according to police. Police identified the woman killed at a Waldo Avenue home in Belfast as 55-year-old Lynn Arsenault of Belfast and Garland. Her son, Mathew Day, 22, also was found […]