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Chellie Pingree calls Donald Trump's Coast Guard, FEMA cuts 'reckless'
PORTLAND (AP) — Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine says a Trump administration plan to trim the Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency budgets are “illogical” and “reckless.” Pingree made the statements on Thursday in response to reports that Trump’s budget proposal calls for a 14 percent cut to the Coast Guard and an […]
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Head of Maine ethics commission says Ryan Tipping likely violated law
AUGUSTA (AP) — The director of the Maine Ethics Commission says a state lawmaker likely violated the state’s ethics law when he failed to swiftly disclose income earned from work he did on behalf of a political action committee. Ethics commission Director Jonathan Wayne issued a clarification about Rep. Ryan Tipping, an Orono Democrat, on […]
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Looking Back on March 10
100 years ago, 1917Charles D. Hasty of Auburn shipped this week to Aroostook county, three express loads of magnificent draft horses. One of these loads went on Wednesday to Presque Isle; another on Thursday to Fort Fairfield. While all were splendid animals, this latter load was declared by good judges to be the best over […]
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Industry voters approve loader purchase, $407.6K budget
INDUSTRY — First Selectman Lee Ireland was re-elected Saturday with 22 votes, and voters approved all 34 articles in just over 40 minutes, most with no discussion. The 2017 budget of $407,638 was approved. It is $4,061 less than the 2016 budget. The article drawing the most discussion was raising and appropriating $30,000 for paving. One […]
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Public hearing addresses Chesterville roads
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen held a public hearing Thursday night on a proposal to formally reopen Adams and Gordon Hill roads for town maintenance. Voters will decide the issue at the annual town meeting March 27. The county stopped maintaining the roads in the 1930s, and the town voted to discontinue maintenance of Adams and Gordon […]
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Livermore Falls: Selectmen propose eliminating Police Department
LIVERMORE FALLS — At its meeting Tuesday, the Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen proposed eliminating the Police Department and contracting with the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office. “I don’t know where they’re coming from,” Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Friday. “I was totally blindsided by it.” Selectmen instructed Town Manager Kristal Flagg to contact Androscoggin County […]
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Woman's younger boyfriend hides her from his family
DEAR ABBY: I’m 51 and my boyfriend is 43. We’ve been dating for eight months, living together for five. We met at work a few months before we started dating. We get along great and never argue, but he won’t let me meet his family. He has never been married and has no children. He […]