PORTLAND (AP) — Amtrak’s Downeaster is ready to roll to northward to Freeport and Brunswick with the service kicking off on Nov. 1, ahead of Thanksgiving travel and holiday shopping, officials said Wednesday. Banners announcing the new service and schedule adjustments were going up in stations along the route on Wednesday, said Patricia Quinn, director […]
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Maine virtual school applicant under scrutiny
PORTLAND (AP) — A company that wants to operate a full-time virtual charter school in Maine is under investigation in Florida over allegations that it used uncertified teachers and tried to cover it up. The Florida Department of Education tells The Portland Press Herald that K12 Inc. of Herndon, Va., is under investigation by the […]
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Couple sentenced for cross-border drug dealing
BANGOR (AP) — A Canadian woman and her American husband have been sentenced to federal prison terms for bringing methamphetamine into the U.S. from Canada and selling it in Aroostook County. Prosecutors say 30-year-old David Fleming sold 160 methamphetamine tablets to someone on Oct. 19. His wife, 32-year-old Tanya Fleming, admitted to driving his across […]
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LePage wants low-cost Canadian drug program back
AUGUSTA — At least two state senators and Gov. Paul LePage are interested in a legislative fix that would allow 1,200 Maine households to continue purchasing lower-cost prescription drugs through a Canadian firm that distributes medications by mail. Sen. Doug Thomas, R-Ripley, said Tuesday he has been working on legislation that would allow the Canadian […]
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No vacancy prevents sexual assault suspect from getting evaluation
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine man charged with video recording the sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl he was babysitting has been unable to get a court-ordered mental health evaluation because there is no space at the state’s psychiatric hospital. Attorneys described the situation of Eric Bard of Sidney to a judge Tuesday in Kennebec […]
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MDEA assisting in month-old Bangor car fire deaths
Bangor police continue to search for the killer or killers and have asked the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency for assistance, Bangor police Detective Sgt. Paul Kenison said Tuesday. “It’s a complex and very involved investigation,” he said. “We’ve been working with a lot of different agencies — they are one of them.” Kenison would not […]
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Officials predict bright colors this fall
AUGUSTA (AP) — As the fall foliage reports begin, Maine forestry officials are predicting this will be a great fall for leaf peeping. The season’s first fall foliage report will be available on Wednesday and reports will continue until the entire state has reached past-peak conditions. Maine foliage spokeswoman, Gale Ross, says it’s been a […]
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Literacy is focus of state effort
LEWISTON — Sixth-grader Yousif Ahmed was among the speakers Tuesday when a statewide push to boost literacy was announced at the Lewiston Public Library. Ahmed said he struggled last year in reading and writing and got written up 30 times for misbehavior. But this year, he’s “good” — and he’s a better reader and a […]
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State of shoes: New Balance to pitch trade ambassador on ways to keep jobs
NORWAY — One worker slips uppers onto forms. The next marries uppers and soles. There’s a quick spin in a pressurized mold, then a flurry as hands check seams, attach tags, tuck tissue paper into toes, fold this way and that. Enter shoebox, and done. A pair of sneakers in less than three minutes. And […]
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Sun Journal to host U.S. Senate debate Monday
LEWISTON — The first multimedia debate in the race for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat is set for 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at the Franco-American Heritage Center. Hosted by the Sun Journal, the debate is expected to be the first publicly broadcast debate of the election season. It will feature the top three contenders […]