WISCASSET — About 150 gun rights activists from all corners of Maine gathered in Wiscasset Saturday to protest against bills proposed in the Legislature around concealed carry permits. Organized by the recently formed Maine Gun Rights Coalition, the rally targeted by local Rep. Timothy Marks, D-Pittston, who has proposed several adjustments to Maine’s concealed weapons […]
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Experts point to health care options for Mainers
AUGUSTA (AP) — About 127,000 uninsured Mainers will be required to get health insurance or face penalties starting next year under the federal health care overhaul, but experts say they shouldn’t panic because there will be options for coverage, and help getting it. The requirement, known as the individual mandate, has been one of the […]
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F. Cleaveland: Pay off debt to hospitals
The continuing debt owed to Maine hospitals is an inexcusable shame. If I understand correctly, it is also costing federal funds. It should have the highest priority. If the governor’s proposal is not the right solution, then it is up to the Legislature to put forward a better one — one with definite plan for […]
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College roundup: Desmond advances in NCAA meet
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — University of Southern Maine sophomore Kevin Desmond of Monmouth posted the seventh quickest time in the 800-meter trials Friday in the first day of competition at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Al B. Carius Track–Residence Hall/Recreation Center on the campus of North Central College. Desmond cross […]
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Amendment could make some handgun permit data available in Maine
AUGUSTA — The author of a bill that seals from public view the information on more than 30,000 concealed handgun permits in Maine said Friday he’s open to allowing some access to the data. Rep. Corey Wilson, R-Augusta, said he had prepared an amendment that would allow aggregate data from the permits to be released. […]
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NAFTA to blame for Canadians canceling Maine cycling tour
BELFAST — Local and state officials who had been mystified by a Canadian cycling group’s sudden decision to cancel a major summer tour in Maine learned Thursday afternoon that the group is pulling out because of provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement. During an hourlong conference call, representatives of Maine’s congressional delegation, state […]
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Convicted Biddeford murderer absent at civil hearing
ALFRED (AP) — A Maine man convicted of killing two brothers in Biddeford failed to appear for the final hearing in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the victims’ mother. A sheriff’s deputy informed the judge before Thursday’s hearing that Rory Holland refused to get into a transport vehicle at the Maine State Prison in […]
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F. Lee Bailey seeks law license in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — F. Lee Bailey has gone before Maine’s highest court in effort to get a license to practice law in the state. The celebrity lawyer, whose high-profile clients have included O.J. Simpson and Patty Hearst, asked a Supreme Judicial Court judge Thursday to overturn the state Board of Bar Examiners decision denying him […]
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Windham market owner charged with arson
WINDHAM (AP) — A Windham man authorities say set fire to an apartment building he owns and claimed it was the work of organized crime is facing criminal charges. Police and the state Fire Marshal’s office on Thursday arrested 67-year-old Donato Corsetti and charged him with two counts of arson in connection with the Dec. […]
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Maine should revisit law for virtual schools
After three years, Massachusetts’ first virtual school will close this summer, calling into question the wisdom of Maine’s approach to operating virtual charter schools. The Greenfield School Committee voted to close Massachusetts Virtual Academy last week in the face of a new state law requiring the school to be overseen by the state. The virtual […]