AUGUSTA — While most won’t say it out loud, employees within Maine government were taking steps Monday to close the doors if lawmakers are unable to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of the state’s next budget. LePage vetoed the budget Monday afternoon. Key agencies that are deemed, “essential,” including the Maine State Police and the […]
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Gas prices in Maine hold steady
PORTLAND (AP) — Gasoline prices in Maine have remained flat in the past week, while the national average dropped by nearly 4 cents a gallon. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price in Maine is $3.56 a gallon. That’s about a penny cheaper than the national average. GasBuddy.com analyst Patrick DeHaan said […]
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Maine strawberry crop promising, but slow to come
CAPE ELIZABETH (AP) — Farmers say it looks to be a good year for Maine’s much-anticipated strawberry crop. But they say the season might arrive a little later than usual. Jodie Jordan of Alewive’s Brook Farm in Cape Elizabeth told WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/14SGl81) that the crop looks promising, but some cold nights this month have slowed […]
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N.H. woman injured in lightning strike in Casco
CASCO (AP) — Authorities say a New Hampshire woman has been injured in a lightning strike at a Maine resort. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said 25-year-old Erin Ledoux was watching the storm roll in Sunday afternoon at the Point Sebago Resort in Casco. Officials said Ledoux, who is from Nashua, and two other people […]
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Maine ranks 13th in child well-being study
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine ranks 13th among states in a report measuring how well children are doing in health, education and family life. The annual “Kids Count” report released Monday shows improvement in Maine in some areas such as children’s health, but slips in others such as the number of children living in poverty. New […]
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Maine plans to study striped bass population
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine anglers are being asked to take photos of the striped bass they catch this summer in the name of science. Coastal Conservation Association-Maine and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute are collaborating on a project called “Snap-A-Striper” to collect data about the fish. Stripers are popular among recreational fishermen along Maine’s […]
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Heroin busts, overdoses on the rise
Another was 32 and found dead, at home, in the bathroom last month. A third was 62, also found dead in bed by family. Lewiston and Auburn police are investigating the three possible fatal heroin overdoses between March and May, waiting for toxicology results and possible charges. Police say the deaths are too spread out […]
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Maine jobless rate hits 4½-year low
PORTLAND (AP) — Labor officials said Maine’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in 4 ½ years. The state Labor Department said May’s unemployment rate for Maine was 6.8 percent, down slightly from April and half a percentage point in the past three months. The last time the jobless rate was as low […]
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Small earthquake shakes Central Maine
SIDNEY — A 2.6 magnitude earthquake hit Central Maine at about 6:15 a.m. Friday, the U.S Geological Survey is reporting. The center of the quake, which hit about a mile west of Sidney, was 3.1 miles deep. A 2.6 magnitude earthquake is considered minor, and property damage is unlikely, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. […]
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LePage’s budget fix illegal, attorney general says
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage called on lawmakers Thursday to sign off on a 60-day spending fix to buy time to negotiate a new budget that doesn’t raise taxes, but state Attorney General Janet Mills called into question the legality of a temporary budget. Mills said in a letter to lawmakers that Maine’s constitution […]