Many have been small, “but we jump on them very quickly,” said Currier, Southern District ranger for the Maine Forest Service. Currier said the spring fire season began two or three weeks earlier than usual. Normally, it occurs in April and May. The largest fires — those in the 20-acre range — have been in […]
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Sen. Collins: BIW to benefit from Navy plan
BATH — Even though the Navy reduced its goal for overall number of ships, Bath Iron Works should stay busy over the coming years because the number of large warships like those built there would increase by 30 percent under the proposal, Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday. The 30-year plan unveiled last week would increase […]
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Report: EMTs followed protocol in Sugarloaf accident
AUGUSTA — The state board that oversees the licensing of paramedics and emergency medical technicians has voted to dismiss a complaint filed by the widow of a Canadian man who died after a ski accident at Sugarloaf Mountain in January. A report issued Wednesday by Jay Bradshaw, director Maine EMS, details the findings of an […]
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State officials warn costs of crime-fighting going up
AUGUSTA — During budget talks over the past week, the state’s top law enforcement officials warned the cost of crime-fighting is going up as criminals use the latest technology, including lab equipment to make drugs such as methamphetamine. “Every time we break a meth lab it costs $15,000, because of the care we have to […]
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State discovers unexpected $14.3 million
AUGUSTA — State finance officials have found an extra $14.3 million in state revenue, not under the couch cushions but as a result of a recent accounting delay by Maine Revenue Services.That revelation could throw a wrench into budget negotiations as the Legislature’s second session winds down.Rep. Patrick Flood, R-Winthrop, House chairman of the Appropriations […]
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University of Maine faculty seek “no confidence” vote in Botman
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — University of Southern Maine faculty members are circulating a petition aimed at forcing a no-confidence referendum vote for President Selma Botman. William Steele from the university’s theater department says many faculty members believe Botman’s campus-wide reorganization was misguided. He also says faculty think Botman isn’t doing enough to stem declining enrollment […]
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N.H. man, 18, killed in Maine crash
PORTER, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a New Hampshire teenager was killed and his two passengers were injured in a car crash in western Maine. Steve McCausland of the Maine Public Safety Department says the one-car crash occurred Sunday afternoon on Route 25 in Porter. He says 18-year-old Darren Duncanson of New Durham, N.H., lost […]
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Riders and skiers take to the pond for Saddleback’s spring celebration
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — After pumping more than 5 million gallons of water onto ski trails last week in the form of snow, the operations crew at Saddleback Mountain Ski Area saw no harm in pumping a little more into a man-made pond about half the size of an Olympic swimming pool Saturday. Skiers and […]
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Mega Millions draws mega interest in Maine
AUGUSTA — In the eight minutes Tim Poulin spent talking about Mega Millions to a reporter, store clerks around Maine sold another 4,000 tickets. “I’ve not seen this, ever,” said Poulin, director of operations at the Maine State Lottery. Just before noon, officials announced that the Mega Millions jackpot had risen to $640 million, the […]
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Webcam records egg-laying eagle
GORHAM — A Web camera has recorded a bald eagle laying its first egg of the season in eastern Maine. Biologists at Biodiversity Research Institute in Gorham said the egg was laid on Monday in a tree in Hancock County. The egg is expected to hatch in about 35 days. The institute monitors cameras that […]