AUGUSTA — Personal information from concealed weapons permits will be kept from the public until the end of April after passage of an emergency bill that was rushed through the Legislature and signed by Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday. The bill exempts information about concealed weapons permit holders from Maine’s Freedom of Access Act while […]
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Bethel to host Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo March 23
BETHEL — Anglers anxiously awaiting snow melt, ice out and the opening of fishing season, can learn the latest fishing techniques and more at the Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Bethel Inn Conference Center in Bethel. Participants can also visit […]
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Portland lawmaker launches campaign to legalize, regulate pot
AUGUSTA – State Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, is launching a campaign Thursday to promote legislation that would regulate and tax marijuana use in Maine. In a statement issued early Tuesday, Russell announced a State House news conference with the bill co-sponsors and other advocates for the measure, which aims to regulate marijuana the same way […]
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Maine Democrats on board with temporary shield of concealed weapons permit information
LEWISTON — Democratic lawmakers Monday predicted easy passage of an emergency law offered by Republican Gov. Paul LePage that would temporarily close off access to information printed on concealed handgun permits in Maine. The measure comes in response to a Freedom of Access Act request by the Bangor Daily News that sought access to the […]
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Less snow, more blizzards? Scientists predict change in trends, thanks to global warming
WASHINGTON — With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit. Then when a whopper of a blizzard smacked the Northeast with more than 2 feet of snow in some places earlier this month, some […]
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Maine college grads fare better with student debt
FORT KENT — Two years ago, Maine ranked second highest in the country, behind New Hampshire, in a national report that measured the student loan debt of recent college graduates. That information was wrong, however, and in the most recent report the state has dropped all the way to No. 18. The state’s high ranking […]
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Bangor paper rescinds request for gun permit info
The Bangor Daily News has rescinded its request for records about concealed weapon permit holders in the state of Maine. We have informed the agencies who received our request to disregard it. We’ve informed the agencies who have responded that their records will be destroyed. We are disappointed with the reaction to our request, which […]
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Bill would make earlier sale of liquor legal
AUGUSTA — Legislation proposed by Rep. Paul Gilbert, D-Jay, would make it easier for “Joe Six Pack” to pick up that rack of cold ones on his way home. That’s the idea behind a bill allowing those who sell alcohol to start an hour earlier than they currently can. It means on most days those […]
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Rubio’s sip creates tidal wave of buzz for Poland Spring
POLAND SPRING — Sen. Marco Rubio’s slaking of his thirst from a miniature bottle of Poland Spring has been replayed over and over on social media. The Maine-based bottle water brand was glad to be there for him. The Florida Republican was giving the GOP response to Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday […]
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ANALYSIS: Obama and LePage, closer than you thought?
LEWISTON — There may be no love lost between Maine Gov. Paul LePage and President Barack Obama. On many issues LePage and Obama would be viewed as political polar opposites. LePage once even famously said he would tell the president to “go to hell” regarding federal commercial fishing regulations and their impact on Maine. Perhaps […]