PRESQUE ISLE — When it comes to medical marijuana and the University of Maine System, there is a strict zero-tolerance policy. Carrying a legally issued medical marijuana card in Maine may mean a UMS student or employee can use the drug, but not on any of the seven system campuses. “There can be no use […]
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Maine gas prices continue to drop
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gas prices in Maine continue to fall, yet remain significantly higher than the national average. Price-tracking website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price of a gallon of gas has dropped nearly three cents in Maine in the past week, to an average of $3.60. During the same period, national prices […]
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Southern Maine see home construction surge
PORTLAND (AP) — Industry officials say new home construction in southern Maine has jumped 35 percent in 2012, but warn that the rest of the state remains stagnant. Larry Duell, president of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Maine, told The Portland Press Herald there is growth in coastal areas of York County but […]
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King begins series of meetings in Washington
King, who arrived in Washington on Sunday, has declined to say which party he’d align himself with in the U.S. Senate. Most observers think he’ll side with Democrats, but he’s said he won’t make his decision until after spending some time in Washington. Democratic Sen. Harry Reid already reached out to King to open the […]
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Maine veterans offered free state park passes
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine state park officials are reminding residents who are veterans that they are eligible for a free, lifetime day-use pass to Maine state parks and historic sites. The offer applies to veterans who were honorably discharged or received a general discharge under honorable conditions. Commissioner Walter Whitcomb of the Department of Agriculture, […]
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Maine should decline to build health exchange
We have had the endless debate. We have had the narrow Supreme Court decision and, now, we have had the election. Looks like ObamaCare is here to stay. Maine Gov. Paul LePage is now faced with the decision he hoped to never make — whether to build a health care exchange or leave it up […]
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Less is more when taking food on long elk hunt
In early October, four of us backpacked into the high country of Western Colorado to hunt elk. Except for a new guy in our foursome, the rest of us had done this a number of times before. This exercise is not for the fainthearted. Unlike hunting with an outfitter who brings you and your supplies […]
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Hockey: Black Bears sink River Hawks
LOWELL, Mass. — Freshman Kyle Williams redirected Mike Cornell shot into the net at 11:10 of the third period to give the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team a 4-3 win over UMass-Lowell on Saturday.. Rookie Devin Shore also picked up his first career goal in the game for the Black Bears. UMass Lowell […]
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A look at Maine’s rich military contribution
The oldest of 10 kids, Al Richard dropped out of high school so he could help his dad work, logging in the woods. Back in the day, he was a little wild. In the late 1930s, a little wild meant slipping out of his parents’ Upton home to see friends in Berlin, N.H. “We used […]