PORTLAND — The homeless population in Portland is swelling, with nearly 25 percent more people seeking shelter this fall than even the historically high numbers seen a year ago. That increase and the expectation by Portland Department of Health and Human Services leaders that the numbers will continue to climb well into 2013 are fueling […]
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Angus King names his top Senate aides
PORTLAND —Independent Sen.-elect Angus King on Friday tapped people from both political parties to round out his inner circle, choosing a veteran from President Barack Obama’s campaign, a former communications chief for Democratic Gov. John Baldacci and a Republican consultant to join his chief of staff, Kay Rand. Toby McGrath, who worked on both of […]
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Maine jobless rate down to 7.2 percent in November
AUGUSTA — Maine Labor Commissioner Jeanne Paquette says the state’s unemployment dipped to 7.2 percent in November. Paquette said Friday that November’s rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point from October’s 7.4 percent. The preliminary figure for November is seasonally adjusted. The Labor Department said Maine continued to have a higher share of the […]
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Head of Maine gun group calls for guns in schools
YARMOUTH (AP) — The president of the Maine Gun Owners Association says teachers with firearms training should be allowed to carry guns following the Connecticut shooting in which 20 elementary school children were killed. Jeff Weinstein said Thursday that concealed weapons permit holders should be allowed to carry guns in schools and other “gun-free zones,” […]
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Rotundo to chair Appropriations Committee
Appropriations will be headed by Sen. Dawn Hill of Cape Neddick and Rep. Peggy Rotundo of Lewiston. Rotundo was lead Democrat on the committee for the last two years, when majority Republicans controlled the committee chairmanships, and she has served continuously on the panel as a member of the House and Senate for 10 years. […]
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Victim in domestic violence stabbing calls sentence ‘insulting’
BATH — A Bath man who stabbed his former girlfriend repeatedly in the neck and almost killed her will spend at least 6½ years in prison for what a Superior Court justice said Thursday was one of the most severe domestic violence cases he has seen. The victim, who gave an emotional 30-minute statement during […]
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Man arrested for 1976 Augusta slaying returning to Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — A former Maine man arrested for the 1976 stabbing death of a 70-year-old Augusta woman will soon be back in the state. Gary Raub has been held in Seattle since his arrest on a warrant from Maine in October. The Kennebec Journal reported that Raub is now in the custody of U.S. […]
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Man sentenced to two years for fatal Sanford crash
ALFRED (AP) — A 24-year-old Sanford man has learned his sentence for causing a 2010 traffic accident that killed one person and injured five others. Zachary Bubar will serve two years in prison, with the remainder of a nine-year sentence suspended. He’ll also be on probation for four years. The Portland Press Herald reported Bubar […]
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Maine election study panel drafting report
AUGUSTA (AP) — Now that its schedule of hearings is complete, a panel that’s looking to correct problems in Maine’s election process is starting work on its report. The five-member Commission to Study the Conduct of Elections in Maine meets Friday at the secretary of state’s office in Augusta to begin drafting its report. The […]
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Cases of whooping cough triple in Maine this year
PORTLAND (AP) — State health officials say the number of reported cases of whooping cough more than tripled in Maine this year. There have been 701 cases so far in 2012, compared to 202 in the previous year. The number of cases nationally also hit a more than 50-year high. Whooping cough — also known […]