HAMPDEN (AP) — Police have released the name of the Hampden man shot and killed by police after pointing a gun at officers. Chief Joe Rogers said Monday that 21-year-old Cameron Arrigoni was fatally shot by 20-year police department veteran Chris Bailey. Police were called to a home on Main Road South around 9 p.m. […]
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Maine gas prices remain essentially unchanged
AUGUSTA (AP) — The cost of a gallon of gas in Maine has essentially remained steady in the past week, inching up by less than a penny. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price in Maine is $3.56 per gallon. That’s still eight cents lower than the national average, which also remained […]
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Branch Lake boat launch worth long wait
As is the case so often, some of the best things take time. The spanking new boat- launching site at Branch Lake in Ellsworth had its debut during the wonderful spate of summer-like weather in early June. Designed and built by the Maine Department of Conservation, the new boat ramp, dock and parking area is […]
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Direct elections vote was a missed opportunity
In every session of the Legislature, there are good bills that don’t quite make it, but could have if they’d gotten a bigger push. One of them was LD 1297, which proposed a constitutional amendment to allow direct election of some of Maine’s most important officials – the attorney general, treasurer, and secretary of state. […]
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Facts show Auburn needs more funding
Auburn is rarely considered in the same breath with Whitneyville, Northfield, Marshfield and East Machias. But those communities have something in common with Auburn: They all spent less than $8,000 per pupil to educate their children in 2012-2013. Of the 231 school districts in Maine, only 14 spent less per pupil than Auburn. Ten of […]
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Maine budget panel approves $6.3 billion spending bill
This story was updated at 12:08 a.m. AUGUSTA — Lawmakers worked into Saturday morning as they put the finishing touches on a $6.3 billion bipartisan budget that temporarily raises the sales tax while shifting more costs to cities and towns. The budget-writing Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee approved the final bill just after midnight, finishing […]
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Bill that lets voters decide on marijuana legalization snuffed in Maine House
AUGUSTA — A bill that would have let Maine voters decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use fell four votes short Friday in the House of Representatives. The 71-67 vote crossed party lines — some Republicans supported it and some Democrats were opposed — after a lively floor debate that included jokes and serious […]
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Bill could be blow to Wind Energy Act
A legislative committee Thursday sided with residents in some of the state’s western mountains in their fight to have more say over the construction of industrial wind towers in their backyards. If the full Legislature approves the bill, it would be the first significant blow to the state’s ambitious Wind Energy Act. Residents in townships […]
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Energy bill gains overwhelming support in Maine Senate
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate gave overwhelming support to a comprehensive energy bill Thursday, voting 28-7 in favor of a far-reaching measure aimed at expanding New England’s natural gas infrastructure, boosting funding for energy efficiency, directly lowering businesses’ electricity costs and making it more affordable for residents to abandon oil heat. The 28-7 vote means […]
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LePage asks lawmakers to settle current year’s budget
AUGUSTA — Just hours after the Maine Senate passed a bill that would expand the state’s Medicaid program, known as MaineCare, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said he was concerned Democratic leaders had lost sight of fixing a budget shortfall. The Senate voted 23-12 to expand MaineCare, but LePage said in a prepared statement he was […]