AUGUSTA — A Republican senator on the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee says he’s “uneasy” with the process the state plans to use to invite vendors to bid on Maine’s wholesale liquor contract, which the state’s Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations plans to either renegotiate or terminate in the coming months. Sen. Roger Katz of […]
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Scarborough man accused of sex crime a decade ago
GORHAM (AP) — Gorham police have charged a Scarborough man with two counts of unlawful sexual contact stemming from an alleged incident with a child at a campground 10 years ago. Police say the charges against 45-year-old David C. Dougherty stem from an alleged incident in 2002 at Wassamski Springs Campground that police say involved […]
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Augusta teen gets 5 years for pharmacy robberies
AUGUSTA (AP) — An Augusta teenager has been sentenced to five years in prison for robbing a pair of city pharmacies of prescription painkillers earlier this year. Nineteen-year-old Carmine Anthony Fazzi Jr. was sentenced Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court to eight years in prison, with five years to serve, and three years of probation. […]
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Mitchell decries political discord
ORONO — Political discourse in the United States is worse today than it was early in the 19th century, when personal attacks were rampant and duels were considered an honorable way to settle disputes between political rivals, according to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell. Mitchell, a 15-year Democratic senator who was majority […]
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UMaine trustees’ flat budget plan not good enough for LePage
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage says the University of Maine System trustees are on the right track with their plan to freeze in-state tuition for two years, but they will have to do better to get his support for maintaining state appropriations for the system at the current $176 million a year. “They [have] got […]
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Connecticut lobster company buys former Maine sardine cannery
GOULDSBORO (AP) — The building that housed the nation’s last full-time sardine cannery and was later turned into a lobster-processing plant has been sold at auction to the owner of a Connecticut-based lobster company. Tranzon Auction Properties says Dave Garbo, the owner of Garbo Lobster, had the high bid of $900,000 for the plant and […]
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Rumford board backs proposed hand-carry boat launch on Androscoggin
RUMFORD — The Mahoosuc Land Trust got the green light from selectmen Thursday night to construct a canoe/kayak launch site on the Androscoggin River at Rumford Point. The board’s 5-0 vote supporting the Bethel-based trust’s endeavor means the trust can now seek funding for the project, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Tuesday afternoon. It’s a […]
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Nader lawsuit against Democrats proceeds in Maine
MACHIAS (AP) — A Maine judge has ruled that a 2009 lawsuit filed by former independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader and his 2004 Maine electors against the Democratic Party and several of its allies will proceed toward trial. Washington County Superior Court Justice Kevin Cuddy last week denied a motion to dismiss the suit against […]
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Panel hunts for MaineCare savings
AUGUSTA (AP) — Legislators may be on the streets campaigning, but discussions are ongoing in the State House on how to cut expenses for MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program. The MaineCare Redesign Task Force, which meets Tuesday afternoon, is looking for short-term savings and long-term strategies to reduce the cost of the program. The nine-member […]
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Former Messalonskee football coach charged with assault
OAKLAND — Police have charged a former high school football coach with assault in the wake of an incident at a team practice last week. Wes Littlefield, who resigned his position on Thursday after the Wednesday incident, was summoned for assault but not arrested, according to Oakland police Chief Michael Tracy. Littlefield’s first court appearance […]