U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said Friday he wants Congress to consider legislation that would check the president’s ability to determine whether the use of lethal force against a U.S. citizen on foreign soil is legal. In a letter to the chair and vice chair of the Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence — King sits […]
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LePage executive order creates task force on guns
AUGUSTA — As promised in his State of the State speech, Gov. Paul LePage has signed an executive order establishing a task force to address domestic violence in Maine. LePage says the task force will look for ways to ensure that existing laws and court orders are enforced effectively to keep weapons away from domestic […]
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A new look for the Main Tavern, downtown Bangor’s oldest business
When Peter Brountas’ father, Arthur Brountas, returned home to Bangor from World War II, he decided to get into the family business and turn his family’s fruit stand into a restaurant. The eatery and bar, located at the intersection of Main and Union Streets, was known as Peter’s Spa, and was one of many successful […]
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Bangor police dog dies
BANGOR — The German shepherd named Karan who wore a Bangor Police Department badge on his collar and spent years searching for lost children, digging up evidence in homicides and other crimes and sniffing out drugs has died. “Rest In Peace Partner. I will miss you,” Bangor police Sgt. Rob Angelo posted on his Facebook […]
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Fired Maine prison warden gets new state job
AUGUSTA — For the first time Thursday, the Maine Department of Corrections revealed that leadership changes at the Maine State Prison were based on management problems, including the number of incident reports at the facility and the amount of overtime incurred. While confirming that Patricia Barnhart is no longer at the prison, a department spokeswoman […]
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LePage opposes new taxes, but Democrats say they’re in the discussion
AUGUSTA — Leaders in the majority Democratic caucus of the state Legislature said Wednesday that new revenues and a “fair tax system” would be part of a “big conversation” they hope to have as they look to craft the state’s next two-year budget. That message came just a day after Republican Gov. Paul LePage implored […]
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Website shows how Maine spends money
Since July, the Mountain View Youth Development Center has spent $4,952 with the Bob Barker Co. — “America’s Leading Detention Supplier” — on clothes. It’s paid $2,068 to Bimbo Foods for bread and cereal and $5,670 on milk and eggs from Garelick Farms. The Lobster Promotion Fund’s entire $117,875 budget? Spent on grants. To someone. […]
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Oxford senator wants Korean War Day for Maine
AUGUSTA — A state senator from Oxford is hoping to make July 27 the official day to remember the Korean War in Maine. Sen. James Hamper, R-Oxford, said Tuesday he was sponsoring a joint resolution that would mark the anniversary of the war’s end each year in Maine. The resolution doesn’t set up another state […]
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Edict forces New England to buy bad gas
A piece of business advice in the Internet era: Try many things, determine as quickly as possible if they work and, if not, shut them down and move on. Ten years ago, adding ethanol to gasoline was one of those bright ideas intended to help the environment and reduce our dependency on foreign oil. It […]
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LePage pledges to improve education, and not raise taxes
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage pointed to his own homeless youth to underscore his devotion to educational issues in his State of the State address Tuesday night, while promising not to raise taxes and calling for trimming energy costs and plugging a loophole that allows domestic abusers to keep their guns. “Finding my next meal […]