The number of women accusing former President George H.W. Bush of groping them has grown to five, with two of them saying he did so during photo shoots in Maine. The women include two actresses, a Pennsylvania journalist, a best-selling author raised in Bangor and a former Maine Senate candidate. Amanda Staples, a former Republican […]
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Ann LePage: Bannon asked me to ‘pray about’ 2018 run against Angus King
First Lady Ann LePage speaks at Gov. LePage’s second inaugural in Augusta in 2015. (Troy R. Bennett | BDN) AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine first lady Ann LePage told a conservative radio host on Friday that Breitbart News chief Stephen Bannon called her once to lobby her to run against U.S. Sen. Angus King in 2018 […]
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Entrance fees to Acadia National Park could jump from $25 to $70 next year
Catching the sunrise from atop Cadillac Mountain draws multitudes every year to Acadia National Park on Maine’s coast. But proposed peak-season price hikes to several national parks could make these visits much less affordable. The public comment period on the National Park Service proposal ends Nov. 23. (Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette.) The vehicle […]
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Home prices climb more than 10 percent in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Association of Realtors says the median sales price for existing, single-family homes in the state jumped more than 10 percent from September 2016 to September of this year. The association says the median sales price climbed to a little more than $207,000 in that time. The highest price in the […]
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Maine’s in the mix as 238 places vie to host Amazon’s 2nd headquarters
Amazon Corp. said Monday that it has received 238 location proposals for its planned second headquarters from cities and regions in 53 states, provinces, districts and territories across North America. They include at least two confirmed proposals from Maine. A spokesman for the Seattle-based online retail giant said the company won’t disclose how many proposals […]
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State police asking for help identifying man found in 1990 off Maine coast
BAR HARBOR (AP) — State police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the body of a man found floating off Maine’s coast 27 years ago. Authorities say the body was found 8 miles south of Schoodic Point by a boater in August 1990. They say efforts to identify the man over near three […]
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L.L. Bean setting up charging stations outside flagship store
FREEPORT (AP) — L.L. Bean is installing charging stations outside its flagship store in Freeport, Maine. The company is converting a section of a parking lot into a charging station for up to 16 cars. Half of those are set up for vehicles made by Tesla, and eight will support other makes. They’ll open later […]
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Marijuana on agenda for Maine legislative special session
AUGUSTA — Emile Clavet calls himself a serial entrepreneur, having made millions selling Maine real estate and electricity. The Harpswell businessman wants to jump into the recreational marijuana market next, but there is only so much he can do until he knows the rules. He has purchased warehouse space in Portland and is mapping out […]
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Your next $2 million Maine log cabin in the woods?
A view of the Brownfield property the Donlon family is bringing to an upscale auction next month. They spent 26 months hand-building the 6,000-square-foot red cedar log cabin at the center of 173 acres. BROWNFIELD — When Sean Donlon and his wife wanted out of Boston and city life in 2004, they bought 173 wooded, […]
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#MeToo. Maine too.
When “Julie” was 4 years old, living in western Maine, her uncle heard her mother say over a CB radio that she’d be heading to the bar that night, leaving her young children home alone. As soon as her mother left, Julie’s uncle came over to the house, put a pillow over her face and […]