PARSONFIELD — A man recently released from prison is back behind bars after failing to register as a sex offender, police said. James Shortsleeves, 44, a York County transient who was convicted of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual content in 1996, was found living at a Parsonsfield home with four children under the age […]
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Pay raise for Maine public defenders unclear
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawyers who represent indigent clients in state court proceedings are scheduled to get a pay raise, but the start date and even the amount remain unclear because of budget woes. The funding shortage has raised concerns that there won’t be enough qualified lawyers to represent people who can’t afford one and […]
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Maine gas prices fall about 2 cents per gallon
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine gas prices are down nearly two cents per gallon, but remain well above the national average. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail cost of a gallon of gasoline has dropped in the past week to $3.80. The national average fell more than three cents per gallon in the […]
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Bath to hold weeklong Blarney Days
BATH (AP) — A week full of activities celebrating all things Irish is kicking off in Bath. The fifth annual Bath Blarney Days begins Monday and runs through Sunday. During the week, events include music, poetry and film, an Irish soda bread baking contest, a tug-of-war competition, a 5K race and a celebration of the […]
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Maine lawmakers try to save Portland dental clinic
PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland dental clinic that serves thousands of mentally ill and intellectually disabled people across southern Maine is scheduled to close in June unless state funding is restored. Funding for Clinical Services was eliminated in the 2014-2015 biennial state budget proposed by Gov. Paul LePage. Portland legislators are sponsoring a bill that […]
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LePage addresses legislative panel on hospital debt
“Paying this debt is the right thing to do,” LePage told the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee in a rare appearance by a governor before a legislative panel. He said his proposal has nearly universal support from Maine’s hospitals, some of which are using letters of credit to get by. The Republican governor is proposing […]
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Raising taxes won’t plug Augusta’s $800 million hole
Have a look at the graph below. Over the past twenty years, Maine state government spending has surged 88 percent while our state population has inched ahead only 7 percent! Overspending might have finally caught up with Augusta. The Maine Legislature is deliberating how to close a projected $800 million shortfall in the state’s next […]
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Going to a boat show: Big bucks for big outboards
During my boating career, stepping up to a more powerful outboard was going from a 3.5-hp one-banger to a 6-hp two stroke. Once, about midlife, when I started making a better paycheck that afforded me some discretionary money for “play,” I really stepped up — to a 15-hp longshaft Evinrude. That was a good, reliable […]
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Maine, UNH call it a tie in hockey
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of Maine hockey team, which clinched a Hockey East quarterfinal spot on Friday night, battled back from pair of two-goal deficits only to have New Hampshire’s Eric Knodel’s power-play goal tie it late in the third period as the teams battled to a 4-4 overtime tie Saturday afternoon.Maine wound up […]
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These Mainers say working from home works
Tanya Lippke lived in Florida, but missed home too much to stay. When she gave her notice, though, her boss wouldn’t accept it. So she moved back to Maine and worked remotely the next 9 years for the Tampa-based market research company. Now, she runs that business from her Lewiston home. Lippke and her husband […]