Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a $20 million bond for research and development. He withheld his signature from four other bonds approved by the Legislature last week. The R&D borrowing package would fund research and development investments awarded to for-profit and nonprofit labs, schools and even businesses on a competitive bid basis for capital investment, […]
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Navy begins assessing fire-damaged sub
“It’s like going into a chimney,” said Portsmouth Naval Shipyard firefighter David Funk, who described insulation and wiring fueling a smoky fire that became hot enough for aluminum to burst into flames. On Friday, two days after the blaze began, workers at the shipyard finished pumping fresh air into the fire-damaged sub, allowing Navy investigators […]
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First ladies promote literacy in Maine ceremony
BIDDEFORD — Maine first lady Ann LePage and former first lady Barbara Bush are appearing at an event to promote literacy. The Barbara Bush Foundation’s Maine Family Literacy Initiative awards ceremony takes place on Friday at the Bush Center at the University of New England, Mrs. LePage will introduce Barbara Bush at the event. Maine […]
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Maine AG will resign post if he wins primary
One of Maine’s three constitutional officers seeking the state Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate race said Friday he would resign his state office if he wins the GOP primary. Attorney General William Schneider said Friday he believes the right thing to do would be to step down and focus on his campaign, rather […]
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Unanswered questions return with recovery of ejection seat from B-52 bomber crash in 1963
TOWNSHIP 8, RANGE 10 — Presumably the last person to sit in the ejection seat Maine Forest Service rangers hauled from Elephant Mountain on Thursday was a B-52 crewman enduring the most harrowing experience of his life. But which crewman? Was it Maj. Robert Morrison, co-pilot of the doomed U.S. Air Force bomber? Was it […]
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No caucus, no problem for King, says former independent senator
LEWISTON — If anybody knows the meaning of being a party of one, it’s former U.S. Sen. Dean Barkley. Appointed as an independent to the U.S. Senate in late 2002 by former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, Barkley said being an independent with no party to caucus with didn’t keep him from being an effective lawmaker. […]
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Damage could knock nuclear submarine out of action
KITTERY (AP) — A fire that swept through a nuclear-powered submarine in dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard caused extensive damage to its forward compartments, raising questions Thursday about whether it might have to be scrapped. Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge praised the USS Miami’s crew, shipyard firefighters and additional firefighters from Maine and New Hampshire, […]
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Food stamp fraud raising concern in government offices
WASHINGTON (AP) — Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement cards.The Agriculture Department wants to curb the practice by giving states more power to […]
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Bangor, Maine: The place where diverted flights go
BANGOR — Given the size of the place, the name “Bangor International Airport” might seem a little grandiose. But the airport actually gets an outsize share of international visitors. Of course, many of them are accidental tourists who would rather not be here at all. Because the airport is on the far northeastern edge of […]
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Detective commended for emergency delivery of breech baby in Fort Fairfield
CARIBOU — A detective with the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ Office of Investigations was lauded Thursday afternoon for going beyond the call of duty when she responded to a medical emergency and assisted in the delivery of a breech baby at a Fort Fairfield home last month. Stephanie Beaulieu was given the Secretary of […]