LEWISTON — Voters said yes to a new elementary school Tuesday in a resounding vote of 2,459 to 980. They also said yes to a regulation-size gym, air conditioning and a second turf field. The new $49.7 million elementary school will be paid for by the state. It will hold 880 students, merging Martel and […]
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Maine PUC OKs energy efficiency settlement plan
PORTLAND — Environmental groups say an energy efficiency settlement plan approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission doesn’t go far enough to save Mainers money. The state’s Efficiency Maine Trust had originally submitted a three-year plan with projected lifetime savings of $875 million. The approved plan saves about $250 million less. In a statement, the […]
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Russian hackers hit DNC computers, steal research on Trump
WASHINGTON — Sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee’s computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, people familiar with the breach said Tuesday. The firm, CrowdStrike Inc., said the DNC asked it to investigate a suspected breach of […]
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Lewiston-Auburn Democrats pick candidates for State House races
LEWISTON — Democrats in Lewiston and Auburn were deciding candidates for three state House of Representative seats Tuesday, while Republicans in Greene and Sabattus were doing likewise. Republicans were facing off in a House District 57 primary, while Democrats were paired in primaries in districts 59, 62 and 64. The races are only among a […]
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Appeals court upholds FCC’s net neutrality rules
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government’s “net neutrality” rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally. The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a win for the Obama administration, consumer groups and content companies such as Netflix that […]
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Orlando Shooting: Fact checking Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald Trump
MORE COVERAGE: Hillary Rodham Clinton to present ‘ambitious new goals’ on economy | Donald Trump to ramp up critique of Hillary Rodham Clinton as failure | Hillary Rodham Clinton vets 3 VP possibilities The presumptive presidential nominees — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump — gave dueling speeches on June 13 in the aftermath of the Orlando mass shooting. […]
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Maine to get $3.4 million for lead hazard abatement
LEWISTON — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King said Monday the Maine State Housing Authority will be awarded $3 million to eliminate lead hazards in housing for low-income families. The grant will be part of a federal Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration program. MaineHousing will also receive $400,000 in Healthy Homes supplemental funding. The two […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton vows to prioritize stopping ‘lone wolf’ attackers
UPDATE: Orlando Shooting: Fact checking Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald Trump WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton vowed Monday to make stopping “lone wolf” terrorists a top priority if elected president, saying that while the shooter in the deadly weekend attacks in Orlando may be dead, “the virus that poisoned his mind remains very much alive.” In a […]
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Donald Trump says thousands in U.S. are ‘sick with hate’
KPTV – FOX 12 WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump asserted Monday there are thousands of people living in the United States “sick with hate” and capable of carrying out the sort of massacre that killed at least 49 people in a Florida nightclub. “We can’t let people in. … We have to be very, very […]
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Humane Society says LePage wrong; state knew about egg farm sting
The president of the Humane Society of the United States bit back at Gov. Paul LePage’s comments on HSUS’s undercover sting at the state’s largest egg farm. The society last week released photos and videos that it claimed showed inhumane conditions at the Turner egg farm owned by Jack DeCoster and managed under a long-term […]