An ice fisherman checks his traps on Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway on Tuesday afternoon.
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Veterinarians upset about role in new Maine opioid law
Dr. Gary Stuer examines Pearl, a Great Dane, at the Bethel Animal Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Stuer prescribes pain medication for the 3-year-old dog. When one of Gary Stuer’s four-legged patients gets hurt, has surgery or is living with cancer, the Bethel veterinarian prescribes pain medicine. Sometimes that pain medicine is an opioid. “For years, […]
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No charges to be filed against Livermore Falls officer in fatal crash
LIVERMORE FALLS — State prosecutors will not seek charges against a local police officer involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian. Officer Troy Reed was driving a police cruiser Oct. 28, 2016, when Joseph Slaver Jr., 23, of Livermore Falls ran into the road and collided with the vehicle. He died Oct. 31. According […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: The grind is real
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Michael Ankeny’s U.S. Alpine Championships experience ended early Tuesday with a DNF during the first run of the men’s giant slalom. Other than the physically grueling act of skiing down a hill really fast, that’s a short work day. However, Ankeny said, “I’m pretty tired today.” High-level ski racers spend the year […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships Notebook: Richard overcomes another obstacle
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Max Richard didn’t see anybody in his way going down Sugarloaf’s Narrow Gauge trail Tuesday. Though like most of the competitors in the men’s giant slalom, he couldn’t see much anyway, thanks to pea-soup-level fog. But Richard, who attended Mt. Blue High School before moving onto Carrabassett Valley Academy, then Colby College, […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Roberts wins title for his brother
Hig Roberts screams down the first run of the US Alpine Championships Giant Slalom on Tuesday morning at Sugarloaf. Roberts won the Giant SlalomThe top three competitors of the US Alpine Championships celebrate on the podium after their win at the end of the Giant Slamon Course at Sugarloaf. From the left, in second place, […]
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Ski racer gifts bib
George Steffey gives his race bib to fan Alex Krupka, 10, of Fayston, Vermont, at the end of his second giant slalom run of the U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf on Tuesday. At the time of his finish, Steffey was in first place, but ended up in 11th place after all of the competitors finished.
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Lawmakers consider $1.50-a-pack hike in cigarette tax
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee is considering a bill that would raise the state cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack. AUGUSTA — Proponents of raising the state tax on cigarettes by $1.50 per pack hope this session to overcome opposition that has stymied the anti-smoking effort for years. Sponsor Rep. Joyce “Jay” McCreight, D-Harpswell, called it […]
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Plaintiffs seek class action status in Electricity Maine suit
AUGUSTA — A lawyer for two Maine women who are suing utilities over billing practices wants to seek a class-action certification. The Portland Press Herald reports tens of thousands of customers could be added to the action if the federal lawsuit is certified as a class-action lawsuit. Attorney Tom Hallett says they’d probably seek at […]
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White House says it didn't stop Sally Yates' from testifying on Russia
White House press secretary Sean Spicer holds up a document concerning a Washington Post story on Sally Yates as he talks to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Spicer discussed the Supreme Court nominee Justice Neil Gorsuch, jobs, healthcare, and other topics. WASHINGTON — […]