AUGUSTA — A Democratic candidate for Franklin County treasurer has filed a complaint with Maine Ethics Commission against her Republican opponent. Pamela Prodan, a Democrat, filed the formal complaint against Republican Joanne Karkos on June 10, claiming Karkos spent money on her campaign, despite signing a sworn statement saying she would not accept campaign donations […]
June 2014
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Explosion reported in Ogunquit; at least 2 hospitalized
OGUNQUIT (AP) — Investigators are responding an explosion in the town of Ogunquit, Maine, that has blown out some windows and sent at least two people to the hospital. WMTW-TV (http://bit.ly/VfFXQo ) reported that the blast rocked a business Tuesday morning on Main Street. Police said two windows were knocked out and two people were […]
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Wilton residents discuss forest-management plan for Kineowatha Park
WILTON — A healthy woodlot, aesthetics and recreation were noted as high priorities for a forest-management plan for the town’s Kineowatha Park. A survey completed by the Recreation Committee also indicated that safety and grants or government cost-sharing are priorities, forester Peter Tracy told approximately 20 residents and members of the Conservation Commission on Monday. […]
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Construction helps improve Maine personal incomes
PORTLAND — Maine residents’ personal income is up 0.5 percent in the first three months of the year but the state is in the bottom third among U.S. states. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1maBinZ ) reports Tuesday that income during the first quarter of 2014 rose 0.8 percent nationally compared to the final three months […]
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Snowe, policy group release report on encouraging bipartisanship
Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream AUGUSTA — A national congressional primary date, more young people in public service and five-day workweeks for Congress were among dozens of recommendations released Tuesday by a bipartisan group of leaders including former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe that hopes to eliminate government dysfunction and gridlock. Snowe, a moderate Republican who […]
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Maine AFL-CIO votes to back Democrats Bellows and Cain
AUGUSTA — One of the state’s largest labor organizations says it’s backing a pair of Maine Democrats running for federal office in 2014. On Saturday, the Maine AFL-CIO voted to endorse state Sen. Emily Cain of Orono in her bid for Maine’s 2nd District U.S. House seat in and Shenna Bellows of Manchester in her […]
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Maine home sales increase as prices dip
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine Association of Realtors says Maine single-family home sales increased by 7.25 percent in May. The association says 1,302 homes changed hands in May. Realtors report that median sales price dipped 4.79 percent to $169,950 in the past 12 months. Maine’s home sales differ from nationwide trends. The nationwide median sales […]
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LePage threatens to stop GA to towns that aid undocumented immigrants
On this page: Read Gov. Paul LePage’s letter to town administrators. AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has doubled down on new state guidelines barring undocumented immigrants from receiving General Assistance, decreeing that any municipality that bucks the new rule will see all state reimbursement for the program cut off. That’s a shift from previous announcements […]
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LeBron James will opt out of contract, become free agent
James has told the Miami Heat that he is opting out of the final two years of his contract, his agent, Rich Paul, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. And with that, James will become a free agent on July 1. “I have informed the Heat,” Paul said. That does not mean James is leaving […]
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Winter ticks making life rough for Maine moose
ANDOVER — Leo Camire of Andover saw firsthand last month how something as small as a winter tick can kill a moose, even a large bull moose. On May 3, he photographed a dead bull moose around the corner from his house on South Arm Road that was covered with engorged ticks. “He was a […]