The nominees to lead the departments of transportation, marine resources, community and economic development and administration and financial services must now be approved by the state Senate.
January 2019
Posted inNews
State hopes to limit live fish as bait in northern Maine
The state fisheries director announces that a proposed rule will be drafted in the next few weeks.
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Posted inOxford Hills
Paris board approves liquor license for The Hydrant
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 on Monday night to approve a liquor license and special entertainment permit for The Hydrant, a new bar at 187 Main St. Selectman Scott Buffington recused himself from the vote because he owns the building where bar plans to open. Business owner April Harris said The Hydrant would […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Bigfoot, Sizzler and the unfortunate gnu incident
I wish I could just come out and report it: Bigfoot has been spotted running amok and terrorizing town folk in the wilds of Turner. Or possibly Greene. We’re talking about the legendary, hirsute biped out there uprooting trees, slaughtering livestock and eating slow-moving hikers like they were pork rinds. Or possibly Funyuns. I’d like […]
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Survivor testifies about being shot in Maine home invasion
A woman says she and her husband begged for their lives before being shot in the head during a home invasion in Millinocket in 2017.
Posted inRumford Falls Times
Historic newspapers found in Norway attic returned to Rumford
Bound Rumford Falls Times newspapers, some from the late 1800’s, have been donated to the Greater Rumford Area Historical Society, after untold decades in the attic of a western Maine newspaper.
Posted inRumford Falls Times
RSU 10 grade proposal ‘disruptive,’ parent says
More than two dozen residents attended the Regional School Unit 10 board meeting Monday night to express concerns about moving elementary students at two schools.
Posted inMaine, Politics, sj-web
Jared Golden sponsors bill to withhold congressional pay during shutdowns
Following the five-week closure of much of the federal government, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden has introduced a bipartisan measure that calls for withholding the pay of members of Congress, the president and vice president during a government shutdown. The Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019 “will help prevent the American people from being political pawns […]
Posted inNews, sj-web
Snow, wintry mix expected Tuesday into Wednesday across Maine
Snow map for Tuesday into Wednesday (WGME) Maine’s next storm system will bring snow and possibly some coastal rain late Tuesday through Wednesday morning. Here’s how we expect the storm to evolve. TIMING: Very light snow gets going during the afternoon Tuesday. Most of the accumulating snow gets going between 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. The […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Working: Taking it to the next (Upper) Level at Norway Savings Bank Arena
AUBURN — Michael Violette had worked at the same local restaurant for about 16 years, starting at age 16. He’d played hockey since he was a kid, through high school, and then in a men’s league as an adult. The city’s new ice rink was looking for someone to run a concession stand. He knew […]