During a closed-door session with supporters of a conservative foundation, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said the assertion that the House health care bill he voted for would cut Medicaid “is a flat-out untruthful statement.” Whether he’s right or not is likely to be a key point in his re-election battle during the next 14 months […]
August 2017
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Police nab three after auto thefts in Oxford Hills
NORWAY — It was a busy Thursday for police in the Oxford Hills as they hunted for the last of a three-member team of auto thieves. A Mini Cooper, Ford Fusion and Chevy Impala were stolen from Alan’s Automotive and Johnston’s Auto on Main Street in Norway Wednesday night. Norway Officer John Lewis responded to Town […]
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Poulson, Thibodeau and Coffin playing at gazebo
TURNER — Three veteran performers will take the gazebo stage at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29, for a Music for Mavis concert. Christine Poulson comes from a musical family. Her mother, Rosemary, raised her six children to sing together and perform at county fairs and community events. She lived and performed on St. John, in the […]
Posted inOxford Hills, sj-web
Police identify man killed in Mechanic Falls Road crash
OXFORD – Police identified the men involved in a single-vehicle accident on Mechanic Falls Road late Thursday night that killed one and sent the other to the hospital via LifeFlight. Oxford Police Chief Jonathan Tibbetts said Cedric Palmer Jr., 26, of Otisfield was killed after his 2000 Honda Accord struck a Central Maine Power utility […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
GOP discord might not bode well for raising debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fanning the flames of GOP discord, President Donald Trump is accusing Republican congressional leaders of botching efforts to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt. “Could have been so easy-now a mess!” Trump tweeted. The president’s sharp words underscored the perilous state of play as Congress heads into the fall without […]
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Behind closed doors, Bruce Poliquin says talking to press could cost him his seat
Bruce Poliquin Speaking behind closed doors this week at a Bangor cocktail reception hosted by a conservation foundation, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said he deliberately avoids talking to the press because he doesn’t want to provide “them and everyone else the ammunition they need and we lose this seat.” A secret recording obtained by the […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, sj-web
Minot man arrested following 100 mph-plus chase on I-95
SHERMAN (AP) — A Maine state trooper has arrested a driver and passenger following a pursuit on Interstate 95 at speeds well over 100 miles an hour. Police say the trooper was in Sherman monitoring northbound traffic Thursday night when he clocked a vehicle traveling at 115 miles an hour. He pursued the vehicle, which […]
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Texas prepares as Harvey strengthens to Category 2 hurricane
HOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane Harvey intensified as it steered toward the Texas coast on Friday, with forecasters saying it had strengthened to a Category 2 storm with the potential to swamp communities more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) inland. The slow-moving hurricane could be the fiercest such storm to hit the United States in almost […]
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Diners scatter as pontoon boat lands on Belgrade restaurant's lawn
BELGRADE (AP) — Police say a pontoon boat landed halfway on the lawn of a Maine restaurant, sending diners scattering and injuring several people. The Kennebec Journal reports the accident happened just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Village Inn and Tavern in Belgrade, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Augusta. Maine Warden Service spokesman […]
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Minor earthquake felt in southern Maine
CAPE ELIZABETH (AP) — A minor earthquake is being blamed for a small boom and tremor in a southern Maine community. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 2.0 earthquake at midday Thursday was centered 3.7 miles, or 6 kilometers, southeast of Portland. Geophysicist Don Blakeman told the Portland Press Herald that people who reported […]