Maine stands out when it comes to an important feature of presidential voting. That’s due to a 1969 law that apportions our four electoral votes between the state’s two Congressional districts, with the popular vote winner in each district receiving an electoral vote rather than winner take all. This is a revival of a method used in […]
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Should idea of a spring bear hunt remain in hibernation?
Although Maine has no spring bear hunt, spring bear hunts are all around us. Quebec has one, as do some of the Maritime Provinces. Maine’s Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Nations also conduct a spring bear hunt. Why not a statewide spring bear hunt in Maine? According to Maine’s lead state bear biologist, Jennifer Vashon, “the bear […]
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College hockey: St. Lawrence slaps around Maine
ORONO — St. Lawrence Univeristy crashed the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team’s homecoming for the second straight game Saturday night as the Saints silenced 4,689 fans at Alfond Arena with a dominating 5-1 victory over the Black Bears. Hobey Baker hopeful Kyle Flanagan tallied two goals for the Saints and goaltender Matt Weninger […]
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Sisters plan to vote no on same-sex marriage
MEXICO — Their deep belief in God and Christian teachings is being boiled down to sound bites by the “mainstream media,” and they say the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage in Maine is being dominated by those who support the idea. That’s how Carol Daigle and her sisters, Valerie Litalien and Cindy Terrill, feel about […]
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Some Catholics say “yes” to Question 1
LEWISTON — Christian Breau believes all Mainers ought to be treated equally. “It’s time,” he said in a recent Facebook posting. Raised Catholic and a regular churchgoer until he went to college, Breau knows his church and many in it are opposed to legalizing same-sex marriage in Maine. The issue will go before voters Nov. […]
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Maine jobless rate down slightly in September
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Labor Department says the preliminary unemployment rate for September was 7.6 percent, down slightly from August’s 7.7 percent. Figures released Friday are adjusted to reflect seasonal fluctuations in the labor market. September’s 7.6 percent rate was up from the 7.4 percent rate for the same month a year ago. The […]
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Idexx Labs 3Q profit climbs 11 percent; outlook rises
WESTBROOK (AP) — Idexx Laboratories Inc. said Friday that its third-quarter net income climbed 11 percent, helped by growth from its business that provides diagnostic testing and services for pets. The Westbrook company also raised its 2012 earnings forecast. Idexx earned $42.9 million, or 76 cents per share, in the three months that ended Sept. […]
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Lawsuit: Aspen Dental clinics operating illegally
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Aspen Dental Management and the private equity firm that controls it illegally operate dental clinics across the country and engage in aggressive, misleading profit-driven practices that cause patients economic harm, claims a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in New York. East Syracuse-based Aspen and Leonard Green and Partners are violating laws that […]
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Man arrested after standoff near Lake Auburn
AUBURN — A police standoff involving an Auburn man with a gun was resolved without injury Friday morning on North Auburn Road. Dylan Brockway, 23, of 385 North Auburn Road, was arrested on two counts of criminal threatening with a firearm, Auburn police Chief Phil Crowell said. Police took Brockway into custody at about 7:30 […]
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Lincoln fires town manager five months into job
LINCOLN — The Town Council voted 6-0 during a special meeting on Thursday night to terminate probationary Town Manager Bill Reed’s contract effective immediately. There was no discussion among councilors before the vote. Councilors took a break and an executive session before voting 6-0 to appoint Police Chief William Lawrence as interim town manager. That […]