PORTLAND — Attorneys have started filing motions to delay federal court cases in Maine because of the federal government shutdown. The Portland Press Herald reports the U.S. attorney’s office has filed motions to delay at least two pending civil matters. One involves a Princeton resident who slipped on snow and fell outside the Indian Township […]
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20 years after tragic Maine crash, parents still honoring son
LISBON — News that changes your life comes in an instant and sometimes it breaks your heart. Daphne and Steve Izer remember well the night the police came to their door 20 years ago. It was just before 11 p.m. on Oct. 10, 1993, a Sunday. He was watching TV. She had just stood to go to […]
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Truckers say safety a priority
HERMON — Truckers passing through Maine say they keep safety at the front of their minds all the time because their livelihood is at stake. “That’s No. 1. If you’re not safe, you’re not going to get to where you’re going,” said Duane Laybolt, a truck driver from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, who had taken a […]
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Maine solicits bids for state’s wholesale liquor contract
AUGUSTA — The state’s wholesale liquor business is up for grabs to the lowest bidder. The contract to administer and provide trade marketing for the state’s hard liquor business could be worth more than half a billion dollars over the 10-year contract. The state is looking for a company that will share more of the […]
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Lewiston mayoral candidates spar over housing, welfare in first debate
LEWISTON — Low crime, support for professional hockey in Lewiston, a positive view of the city’s rain fee and admiration for the city’s immigrants and Somali business owners were issues on which mayoral candidates Bob Macdonald and Larry Gilbert agreed Thursday night. Welfare, cleaning up downtown trash and publicly supported housing projects were some of […]
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Feds cut funding for Riverview Psychiatric Center
AUGUSTA — The federal government notified the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday that it is terminating Riverview Psychiatric Center’s Medicare Provider Agreement, essentially shutting off some $20 million in annual federal funding at the state-run Augusta hospital. DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew vowed to appeal the Center for Medicaid Services’ decision. “The decision […]
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Gilbert, Macdonald mayoral debate
More coverage: No love lost between Lewiston, Mayoral rivals Profile: Larry Gilbert, Lewiston mayor Profile: Bob Macdonald, Lewiston mayor Special section: 2013 Lewiston Mayoral Candidates
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No love lost between Lewiston, Mayoral rivals
Read complete coverage of the Lewiston mayoral race. LEWISTON — Mayoral candidates Bob Macdonald and Larry Gilbert can’t agree on the most basic question — whether or not they even like each other. “I know Larry can’t stand me, and I don’t like him,” Macdonald said. “I think he’s arrogant, but that’s his style. I’m not […]
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Ballot 2013: Larry Gilbert, Lewiston mayor
Read complete coverage of the Lewiston mayoral race. Biographical information Name: Laurent F. Gilbert Sr. Office sought: Lewiston mayor Home street address: 39 Cote St. Campaign phone number: 207 784-1958 Campaign email address: Facebook page: Facebook. com/LarryGilbertMayor Twitter account: @GilbertForMayor Occupation or primary source of income: Retired Education: Bachelor of Science degree in the administration of […]
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Ballot 2013: Bob Macdonald, Lewiston mayor
Read complete coverage of the Lewiston mayoral race. Biographical information Name: Robert E. Macdonald Office sought: Lewiston mayor Home street address: 6 Jolin St. Campaign phone number: 784-3045 Campaign email address: Facebook page: N/A Twitter account: N/A Occupation or primary source of income: Retired Lewiston detective Education: Boston English High School; BS, Northeastern University, Boston Family: […]