AUGUSTA (AP) — Law enforcement officers from around Maine are being sworn in as special federal agents as part of a cooperative effort to fight the rapid rise of pharmacy robberies in the state. Maine’s 58 pharmacy robberies in 2012 were more than double the previous year. The 18 state, county and local law enforcement […]
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Suspect in Portland slaying seeks bail
PORTLAND (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in a snow-covered SUV in a hotel parking lot said their client should be released on bail because evidence in the case points to other suspects. Anthony Pratt Jr. is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to […]
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Maine Senate, House pass budget fix
AUGUSTA — The Legislature has passed a bill to fix a $6 million hole in Maine’s two-year $6.3 billion state budget. The Democratic-led House and Senate gave final approval to a bill to raise the service provider tax late Tuesday night. Its fate was uncertain after it failed in the House earlier Tuesday. But lawmakers […]
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State poised to review rail safety after Quebec crash
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers moved quickly to review the safety of Maine’s railroads following the recent disaster in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. The Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a legislative order offered by Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, that could set the Legislature’s Transportation Committee to work later this summer. Also, Gov. Paul LePage issued an […]
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Bill allowing Livermore Falls to vote on leaving Androscoggin County moves forward
AUGUSTA — Livermore Falls voters will have the opportunity to decide whether they want to leave Androscoggin County and join Franklin County, after a late vote in the Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday. After a series of back-and-forth votes and a lengthy floor debate, the House voted to allow the town to vote on […]
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Bill to allow uniformed recruiters into public schools falls short; Republicans say 19 Democrats flipped on votes
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers who are also military veterans were angered Tuesday when a host of their colleagues switched votes on a bill that would have required public schools to give recruiters in uniform access to school grounds. According to the Maine Department of Education, a handful of schools in Maine have disallowed uniformed recruiters but […]
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Maine Amateur: Jones fit for early lead at ACC
He quit smoking a year ago. Then, after prodding from his wife, Jones took up the CrossFit workout regimen, as seen occasionally on ESPN. In addition to building muscle and helping Jones shed 20 pounds, a fit lifestyle appears to do wonders for his golf game. Two-time Maine Amateur champion Jones shot a bogey-free, 4-under […]
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LePage vetoes anti-BPA bill
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill on Monday designed to provide information about food packaging that contains the toxic chemical bisphenol-A. The bill vetoed by the Republican governor would have required companies with $1 billion or more in gross annual sales to report to the state if they use chemicals like […]
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Maine selectwoman on trial for stealing from feds
BANGOR (AP) — The trial is under way for a former Chelsea selectwoman charged with 10 counts of defrauding the federal government. Federal prosecutors said 55-year-old Carole Swan of Chelsea under-reported income on tax returns, made false statements to collect federal workers’ compensation benefits, and defrauded a federal government program by rigging a competition to […]
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Auburn budgets, government topic of informational meeting
AUBURN — City Manager Clinton Deschene discussed the rationale behind the city’s budget and philosophies for managing municipal government at a public meeting Monday in Auburn Hall. “What Auburn really has to do is figure out what we want, commit to it and stick to it,” Deschene said at the first of two public meetings […]