In this Feb. 16, 2017, photo, Robert Williamson, left, leans on a pole in front of his shelter in the woods as he talks with police Sgt. Mike Braley in Everett, Washington. As overdose deaths from opioids and heroin spiked the mayor of Everett took steps to tackle the epidemic devastating this working-class city north […]
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Hiroya Miura directs the orchestra in five works by four composers. Performing in pieces by Mendelssohn and Bach are two winners of this year’s Bates student concerto competition. Also: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 (“Reformation”); Chabrier’s “Espana, Rhapsody for Orchestra”; and Villa-Lobos’ “Bachianas Brasileiras” No. 1. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Free, […]
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Sizzlin' Shamrocks, Irish dinner at Governor's
LEWISTON — A group of young fiddlers known as the Sizzlin’ Shamrocks will be joined by other area folk musicians in a festive St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Governor’s Restaurant in Lewiston on Friday, March 17, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The multi-age ensemble will entertain diners with a lively mix of Irish and French Canadian […]
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Gov. Paul LePage predicts Trump administration will re-certify Riverview
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Republican governor says he predicts the Trump administration will re-certify a state-run psychiatric hospital. Gov. Paul LePage said during a Tuesday call-in on WVOM-FM that Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is “very receptive” to the LePage administration’s case to re-certify Riverview Psychiatric Center. Riverview lost federal Centers for Medicare and […]
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Paul LePage says Dems blocked his efforts to fight opiate crisis
Gov. Paul LePage tore into Democrats on Tuesday for years of blocking his administration’s efforts to expand treatment options for opioid addicts, accusing them of warming to his proposals only when an election was approaching. The comments came during a wide-ranging and eventful radio interview this morning on WVOM after LePage was challenged by a guest host about how […]
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Live Blog: Storm shuts down Maine with blizzard conditions
Full coverage: March storm howls across region (function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; let fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; let js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘https://embed.samdesk.io/js/2/embed.js’; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘sam-embed-js’)); Cherie Burke contends with blowing snow during a blustery storm, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Portland. A late-season storm is hitting the Northeast, […]
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Justice Dept. asks for more time on wiretapping evidence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a Monday deadline, the Justice Department asked lawmakers for more time to provide evidence backing up President Donald Trump’s unproven assertion that his predecessor wiretapped his New York skyscraper during the election. The request came as the White House appeared to soften Trump’s explosive allegation. The House intelligence committee said it […]
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Maine tax credit program spurs investments, but needs refinement
AUGUSTA (AP) — A new state report is praising and also raising questions about a tax credit program that directed millions of dollars to a paper mill that shut down within 14 months. The Legislature’s Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability says the capital investment program spurs $21.67 of value for every $1 in […]
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Court keeps alive lawsuit by Oakhurst Dairy drivers
PORTLAND (AP) — The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has kept alive a lawsuit by Oakhurst Dairy drivers seeking more than $10 million in an overtime pay dispute. Plaintiffs sued in 2014 on behalf of 75 drivers, arguing Oakhurst Dairy and its parent company, Dairy Farmers of America, violated the Fair Labor […]