PORTLAND — A judge on Tuesday allowed three state employee unions to join the Maine Association of Retirees in its lawsuit against the Maine Public Employees Retirement System over the elimination last year of cost-of-living adjustments for Maine state employee retirement benefits. The Maine State Employees Association, Maine Education Association and Maine State Troopers Association […]
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Maine island post offices get longer hours
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to extend the hours of post offices on three Maine island. Members of Maine’s congressional delegation say the Postal Service had proposed keeping the post office on Cliff Island open only two hours a day, and keeping the post offices on Matinicus and Monhegan islands […]
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Maine Chamber to pay tribute to Snowe
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine State Chamber of Commerce is paying tribute to U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. The chamber is commemorating Snowe’s 34 years in Congress at its annual dinner on Friday at the Augusta Civic Center. The program will feature an award presentation and remarks by Snowe and her husband, former Maine Gov. John […]
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Maine triple homicide suspect arrested in Massachusetts
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — One of two men sought on fugitive from justice warrants in connection with a triple homicide in Bangor on Aug. 13 reportedly has been arrested. Randall “Ricky” Daluz, 34, was arrested Tuesday in New Bedford, Mass., about 40 miles from his hometown of Brockton, Mass., a reporter for The Standard-Times, a […]
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Portland restaurant closes again, for renovations
PORTLAND (AP) — A popular restaurant and comedy club that were temporarily closed because of a rat infestation in Maine’s largest city are closed again, this time for renovations. The Porthole, Comedy Connection and Harbour’s Edge banquet hall were closed Sept. 13 by a city health inspector for numerous violations and then reopened two days […]
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King’s tax rate figures questioned by critics, accountants
King, a former Maine governor, produced the documents after the Democratic candidate state Sen. Cynthia Dill challenged the campaigns of King and Republican candidate and Secretary of State Charlie Summers to release 10 years of tax returns. A summary that accompanied the release of King’s tax returns stated King’s effective tax rate, meaning the percent […]
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Maine-born soldier dies in Afghanistan
HOULTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud says a Special Forces soldier from Maine has died from injuries sustained in a blast in Afghanistan. A spokesman for Michaud says Army Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Henderson was wounded on Sept. 30 and died Monday at the hospital at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. Henderson was born […]
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2nd District: Raye faults Michaud for declining Aroostook debate
The Republican from Perry criticized Michaud’s refusal, saying it contradicts statements the East Millinocket Democrat made during his party’s state convention in June. Michaud promised to defend his record “at any time, anywhere and any place.” “This invitation was the only opportunity for the people of Aroostook County to see and hear a televised debate […]
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Sex offender charged with probation violation
RICHMOND (AP) — A man on Maine’s sex offender registry for sexually assaulting a child is back behind bars for allegedly violating probation by approaching a 12-year-old girl outside a Richmond school. Authorities say 20-year-old Zachary Allen Dunning of Alna was arrested Friday. He was being held without bail Monday. Dunning was sentenced in February […]
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Report faults MaineHousing for lax oversight
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Housing Authority failed to provide adequate oversight of its Section 8 housing program, resulting in dozens of Maine families living in substandard housing conditions, according to a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development audit report released Monday. The audit, undertaken by HUD’s office of inspector general, inspected 61 housing […]