On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named the wood-frame building to its 2013 list of American’s most-endangered places. The church was built in 1828 on a hill a few blocks from Portland Harbor, and its members and preachers were leaders of the Underground Railroad movement who actively concealed, supplied and transported runaway slaves. […]
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Maine Legislature OKs bill requiring warrant for police surveillance with drones
AUGUSTA — The state Legislature is poised to pass into law a bill requiring police to obtain search warrants before using unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, to collect evidence in civilian criminal investigations. Following a 23-12 vote in the Senate on Monday night, the House voted 83-65 in favor of the measure Tuesday afternoon […]
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Maine House passes bill to allow second chance for those convicted of shoplifting – once
AUGUSTA — A bill that would give some people with a single, minor criminal conviction on their record a second chance passed the Maine House of Representatives on a 123-18 vote Tuesday. But the bill, LD 549, which first intended to expunge from a person’s criminal record any host of nonviolent and nonsexual misdemeanor crimes, […]
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Legislature sustains 5 more LePage vetoes Monday
AUGUSTA — The Legislature sustained five more vetoes issued by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday. So far Democratic lawmakers have been unable to overturn 17 LePage vetoes. In separate votes in the House and the Senate on Monday, lawmakers were unable to muster the two-thirds majorities needed as they attempted to override bills that addressed […]
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Final section of Kittery-Portsmouth bridge floated in
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — The final span of the new Memorial Bridge connecting New Hampshire and Maine survived its “float-in” down the Piscataqua River early Monday. The U.S. Coast Guard closed the river to maritime traffic to allow contractor Archer Western full access to the bridge and conduct the float-in. Archer Western had assembled the […]
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Maine couple celebrates 78th wedding anniversary
BINGHAM (AP) — A Maine couple who are celebrating their 78th wedding anniversary say they don’t know where the time has gone. Charlie and Norma Pooler of Bingham celebrated their anniversary on Saturday. When they married in 1935, Norma made her own wedding dress and Charlie wore the blue suit he wore to his high […]
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Maine strawberry harvest looks promising
WAYNE — Maine strawberry farmers say this season’s harvest looks promising. But as usual, much depends on the weather over the next few weeks. Ford Stevenson of Stevenson’s Strawberries in Wayne said he’s looking forward to a plentiful season, especially after last year, which he said was cut short. He plans to open pick-your-own operations […]
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LePage signs hospital debt repayment bill into law
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage achieved one of his top priorities of the 2013 legislative session Friday when he signed into law a bill that sets the stage to pay off the state’s $183.5 million debt to hospitals. The bill, passed late Thursday night by the Legislature, would use revenue from a renegotiated contract for […]
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Maine Guard unit serving in Afghanistan coming home Saturday
BANGOR (AP) — About 100 Maine Army National Guard members are returning to the state after a yearlong mission in Afghanistan. The members of the 488th Military Police Company will be welcomed home in Bangor on Saturday afternoon. The soldiers left Maine in July of last year and have been doing security force operations in […]
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Mackerel to be featured at Maine restaurants
PORTLAND (AP) — Atlantic mackerel is being featured on menus at Maine restaurants as part of a campaign that aims to promote underutilized seafood species found in the Gulf of Maine. Beginning Friday, about 20 participating restaurants and retailers will promote mackerel for 10 days as part of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Out […]