PORTLAND (AP) — A candlelight vigil in Portland brought expressions of sympathy and support for the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., along with calls for stricter gun control laws. More than 100 people attended the Sunday night vigil in Portland’s Monument Square, which was organized by the Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence. […]
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Maine’s electoral college members to cast votes Monday
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s four Electoral College members will cast their ballots to formalize the November presidential election won by Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. The electors will meet Monday afternoon in the Maine House of Representatives Chamber. Secretary of State Charlie Summers will convene the Electoral College. The ceremony will […]
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Maine regulatory panel prepares final report
AUGUSTA (AP) — A state board looking for ways to improve Maine’s regulatory climate is about to prepare a final report for the governor and Legislature. The Maine Regulatory Fairness Board will meet in Augusta on Thursday to review business regulatory and statutory issues highlighted during public hearings held over the past year. Maine business […]
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Sabattus man charged after head-on collision on turnpike
YORK — A Sabattus man is facing charges after a head-on collision on the Maine Turnpike Monday morning, police said. Angelica Crites, 21, of Massachusetts had spun out into the left-hand median of the southbound lane, according to Jarrett Mackinnon of the Maine State Police. When Mackinnon was heading to assist Crites, a speeding Mazda […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Better to be safe than sorry when it comes to ice
Prudent outdoorsmen treat ice conditions the same way that the late President Ronald Reagan dealt with the former Soviet Union during the Cold War: Trust but verify. Ice conditions can be as unpredictable and variable as the Maine weather. As most snowsledders and ice fishermen learn, from trial and error, ice on a lake or […]
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Iconic career comes to a close for Sen. Olympia Snowe
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Her decision to wear purple was not by design. She wasn’t trying to make a political fashion statement. It just worked out that way, she said. “No, you’re talking about being a purple state or something,” U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said on the day of her farewell speech to her colleagues […]
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One year later, Ayla Reynolds case remains mystery
PORTLAND — While there are no new developments in the case of toddler Ayla Reynolds nearly a year after she was reported missing from her Maine home, police said Friday that they’re resolved to keep investigating a case that’s caught national attention until it’s solved. “The anniversary does not affect the scope of the investigation,” […]
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Obama cancels visit to Portland
PORTLAND — The White House has canceled a trip President Obama had planned to take to Portland, Maine, because of the school shooting in Connecticut. Obama had planned to visit the city on Wednesday to talk about his approach to avoiding the so-called “fiscal cliff.” He was expected to speak at the University of Southern […]
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Robberies prompt Bangor-area Rite Aids to post guards
BANGOR (AP) — With more than one drug store robbery per week occurring in Maine, a drug store chain is posting security guards at its Bangor-area stores. The Bangor Daily News said Friday that security guards are working a revolving schedule at Rite Aid pharmacies in Bangor, Brewer, Hampden and Bucksport. Bangor’s most recent pharmacy […]
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Ex-Maine resident convicted of murdering former Maine couple in California
AUGUSTA (AP) — A California jury has convicted a former Maine resident of two counts of murder in a drug-related case. The Lake County jury Thursday convicted 32-year-old Robby Alan Beasley, formerly of Augusta, of first-degree murder in the slayings three years ago of Frank Maddox, and his wife Yvette, who had also gone to […]