PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A group of New Hampshire and Maine residents wants to see the new Memorial Bridge become a “nighttime icon” with aesthetic lighting. The group is looking to use LED lights to illuminate the pier, tower and plaque on the bridge that will connect Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine. Group member Ben Porter […]
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Gay marriage opponents prepare yard signs
PORTLAND (AP) — Gay-marriage opponents are preparing to distribute campaign yard signs expressing opposition to a Nov. 6 ballot question asking Mainers if they want to legalize same-sex marriage. The Protect Marriage Maine opposition group says thousands of yard signs will be distributed to referendum opponents. The yellow-and-blue signs will read: “Don’t Redefine Marriage. Vote […]
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School insurance data law upheld in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’s pleased that an appeals court left intact a law requiring insurers, health maintenance organizations and other medical service organizations to provide information concerning a school unit’s insurance claims history. The idea of the law sponsored by Rep. Ralph Sarty of Denmark was to make information available […]
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Officials again search Messalonskee Stream area for Ayla Reynolds
WATERVILLE (AP) — Maine state police and Waterville police have taken advantage of low water levels on Messalonskee Stream to search again for missing toddler Ayla Reynolds. Steve McCausland from the Maine Department of Public Safety says the dam operator lowered the water levels for routine maintenance. He says detectives and officers used the opportunity […]
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Hermon woman sentenced for stealing from employer
BANGOR (AP) — A Hermon woman has been sentenced to a year and a half in jail for stealing more than $200,000 from the Bangor car dealership where she worked. Misty Beylerian was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to theft. Authorities said the 35-year-old Beylerian was an office clerk at Quirk Auto Group who had […]
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Future of renovated Memorial Gym as UMaine’s home court in doubt
ORONO — Ever since the University of Maine athletics department announced its proposal to renovate Memorial Gymnasium, it has been searching for ways to convert the outdated structure into a suitable, modern basketball facility. What UMaine officials have discovered is that undertaking that portion of what is now a more extensive project that includes the […]
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Maine falls 13 spots in energy-efficiency rankings
Nationally, Maine fell the furthest in energy-efficiency rankings released Wednesday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The scorecard — which ranks states on six areas of public energy policy — had Maine among the top 10 states for energy efficiency last year. The state dropped around 13 places (many states share a ranking) […]
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U.S. to investigate Nova Scotia paper mill deal for ‘possible subsidies’
The United States will investigate the government aid package that helped a Nova Scotia paper mill reopen last week, prompted by “troubling questions about potential injurious and/or WTO-inconsistent subsidies.” Pacific West Commercial Corp. last week reopened the Port Hawkesbury paper mill in Point Tupper, N.S., thanks to a $124.5 million aid package from the provincial […]
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Brunswick hospital merger proposal deemed not subject to DHHS review
BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Hospital learned Wednesday that its application to absorb neighboring Parkview Adventist Medical Center will not be reviewed by the state’s hospital licensing office, though Mid Coast said its proposal is still very much alive in concept. Mid Coast’s plan is “not subject to review” under the state’s Certificate of Need Act, […]
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MaineHousing boots medical marijuana from Section 8 units
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Housing Authority has decided it will not provide rental assistance to anyone who uses, possesses or cultivates medical marijuana in apartments that are paid for in part through the federal Section 8 program. “We did this out of deference to federal law,” Deborah Turcotte, spokeswoman for MaineHousing, told the Bangor […]