AUGUSTA — A committee charged with overseeing the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act in Maine shied away Monday from pushing the Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage on the controversial issue of expanding Medicaid eligibility in Maine even though the majority of its members favor it. Though all but one member of the Maine […]
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Calais man convicted of six child sex assault crimes, acquitted of two others
MACHIAS — A Calais man accused of sexually abusing three young girls was found guilty Friday of six of the eight charges filed against him. The Washington County Superior Court jury of six men and six women found Clifford Thornton II, 52, not guilty of the most serious charge of gross sexual assault and guilty […]
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Smith & Wesson to lay off 37 workers at Houlton plant
HOULTON — One of the largest employers in Houlton is making a major cut in its workforce. Officials at Smith & Wesson have announced that they will phase out 37 jobs at the Houlton plant, where the company is shifting its focus from all-metal gun parts to polymer-frame handguns. Liz Sharp, spokeswoman for the company, […]
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Central Maine Heart Walk raises more than $115,000
AUBURN — The 15th annual Central Maine Heart Walk took place on Sept. 15 in Lewiston/Auburn and Rumford to benefit the life-saving research and education of the American Heart Association. The AHA’s largest event in Central Maine, the flagship walk in Lewiston/Auburn drew approximately 1500 walkers who together raised more than $115,000. Paul Smith, a […]
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Brunswick teens who found, turned in $800 split the cash after no one claims it in a year
BRUNSWICK — Three best friends were shopping at a Maine Street consignment shop a little more than a year ago when, right on the sidewalk in front of them, they found $800 in cash. “We were shopping at Estilo in Brunswick,” said Rose Edwards, 17, of Brunswick, “and we had just left the shop, and […]
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Storms leave investigators searching for clues to ATV rider’s death in East Millinocket
MEDWAY — Maine Warden Service investigators sought public help Saturday as they attempt to reconstruct a fatal ATV accident that had its traces obliterated by thunderstorms. An off-duty East Millinocket police officer found 50-year-old Gene Smith of Medway lying next to an upended Arctic Cat all-terrain vehicle in a wooded area near Rockabema Road just […]