AUGUSTA, — A national Republican committee offered a scathing analysis of Maine’s GOP convention at which a slate of Ron Paul supporters was chosen to represent the state at the national convention in Tampa next week. As a result, the full Republican National Committee voted late Thursday morning to support a compromise that would seat […]
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Group hosting Katahdin region’s first summer snowmobile races in decades
MEDWAY — Anyone who wants to snowmobile without waiting for the snow can find several hot races to participate in starting Friday. The Katahdin Area Snowmobile Racing Affiliates will offer “Snow Sled Racing on the Grass” at the East Branch Sno-Rovers Club headquarters on Aug. 24-26. The three-day event features amateur races that start at […]
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Dill says she has momentum, but numbers don’t show it
Democrat Cynthia Dill is trying to show she has momentum in the race for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat. Republicans are pushing that line, too, as they try to piece together a narrative about former independent Gov. Angus King losing steam in his bid to replace departing Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe. Dill, a state senator […]
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Police at scene of three-vehicle accident
WILTON — Police are at the scene of a three-vehicle accident on routes 2 and 4 in front of the Big Apple in Wilton. At least two people were injured. Debris was strewn across the three-lane road. The accident occurred just after 11 a.m. Thursday. Wilton Fire-Rescue firefighters and two NorthStar Emergency Medical Services ambulances […]
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Brunswick superintendent lambasts LePage
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is taking exception to scathing criticism directed at him by the Brunswick school superintendent in a welcome-back letter to school employees. The Portland Press Herald quotes the letter from Superintendent Paul Perzanoski as saying an anti-bullying law passed by the Legislature this spring failed to include the governor. The […]
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West Nile Virus found in Cumberland County mosquitoes
GORHAM (AP) — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says West Nile Virus has been found in a second mosquito population, this time in Gorham in Cumberland County. Officials said Thursday it’s the second mosquito pool from Maine to test positive this year. The first, confirmed last week, was found in the town […]
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Less money for heating assistance this winter causing fear
ELLSWORTH — It may have topped 80 degrees across much of Maine this week, but community agencies are already planning for how to meet the state’s heating-fuel assistance needs this winter.State administrators of the federal Low Income Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, say funding for the program is expected to decrease this year. That combined […]
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‘Hometown Hero’ flies with U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
BRUNSWICK — Nick Knobil of Topsham is used to flying his own small RV-8 kit airplane out of Wiscasset airport, but the flight he took Wednesday aboard an F-16 fighter jet with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds was like nothing he’d ever experienced. Despite his aviation experience, Knobil, who was chosen as one of this […]
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Co-owner of Mexican restaurants pleads not guilty to employing illegals
PORTLAND — The co-owner of Mexican restaurants in Waterville, Westbrook and Biddeford pleaded not guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court to charges related to the employment of illegal aliens. Guillermo Fuentes, 36, of Westbrook denied being part of a conspiracy to harbor undocumented aliens for profit, harboring undocumented aliens for profit, and aiding and abetting […]
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Longley deserves this pat on the back
All of Lewiston should have been bursting with pride Tuesday when Lewiston educator Linda St. Andre was recognized at a White House ceremony as a “Champion of Change.” The staff at Longley School certainly was. St. Andre, Longley principal, was one of 12 educators from across the U.S. honored by President Barack Obama for leading […]