CARIBOU — First responders and the Maine Warden Service were busy over the weekend with four separate snowmobile crashes that seriously injured several of the men involved. Cpl. John MacDonald of the warden service said Sunday afternoon that the first crash happened on Saturday evening in New Sweden. MacDonald said that Ryan Rogers, 28, of […]
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Teen behind wheel in fatal crash in Maine
READFIELD (AP) — Maine state police say speed and distracted driving are being investigated as factors in a fatal crash in which a 17-year-old was behind the wheel in Readfield. Investigators say the 20-year-old passenger, Gabriel Soucy of Mount Vernon, died at the scene Saturday afternoon after the pickup he was riding in went through […]
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Baitfish ban finalized, but controversial plan remains hot topic
On Dec. 20th, according to plan, the Fish and Wildlife Advisory Council met with Commissioner Woodcock and his fisheries staff to sort out the highly controversial plan to ban the use of live fish as bait on 16 so-called “B” waters. These waters are known to have populations of reproducing brook trout. The proposal was […]
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LePage proposal punches holes in Twin Cities’ budgets
LEWISTON — State cuts to municipal revenue-sharing would hurt Twin Cities’ residents by either cutting their services or requiring a property tax hike. Lewiston City Administrator Ed Barrett said state revenue-sharing accounts for about $4 million of the city’s $44 million municipal budget. Losing that revenue would be severe, triggering tax increases or steep budget […]
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Democrats seek bill to force governor’s hand on bonding
AUGUSTA — Majority leaders in the Maine Senate said they are contemplating legislation that would prohibit a governor from delaying the sale of government bonds authorized by statewide referenda. Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, Sen. Seth Goodall, D-Richmond, and Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, said the refusal of Republican Gov. Paul LePage to release for sale […]
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Influenza near epidemic proportions in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s epidemiologist says the early-arriving influenza is “reaching epidemic proportions” and there’s no sign that it has reached its peak. Dr. Stephen Sears said Friday that the vaccine supply is holding up, even though there have been some spot shortages. He says state and private pharmacies appear to have adequate supply for […]
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Police: Murder suspect from New York may have been spotted in Eddington
BANGOR — A man wanted for murder in New York City may have been driving a gold minivan in the Penobscot County town of Eddington on Thursday, according to police. Raymond Mayrant, 25, is a suspect in the slaying of Elzina Brown, the 59-year old mother of his girlfriend, police officials in New York said. […]
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Maine lawmakers await Gov. LePage budget proposal
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers and lobbyists were bracing Friday morning as they awaited Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s next two-year budget proposal. LePage is also expected to make recommendations for a supplemental budget that will be aimed at balancing the state’s current budget, which is approximately $35 million in the red. The state’s constitution requires lawmakers […]
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Maine DEP working on plan to ban gas blends with more than 10 percent ethanol
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is preparing to wade into a national debate surrounding gasoline blends made up of more than 10 percent ethanol. The state agency is at work on a bill that would ban such gasoline blends in Maine if at least two other New England states go along with […]
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Millinocket to appeal to state’s top court over funding withheld by LePage
MILLINOCKET — Town leaders will appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Friday a lower-court decision denying the town $216,000 in state education funding that Gov. Paul LePage ordered withheld last year. Councilors informally agreed to pursue the appeal during a meeting on Thursday, a day before the filing deadline. No vote was taken […]