January 2019 – Page 58 – Lewiston Sun Journal

Nancy Pelosi blocks Trump’s plans to deliver the State of the Union speech

by Felicia Sonmez and Seung Min Kim The Washington Post January 23, 2019January 23, 2019

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will not allow President Donald Trump to deliver the State of the Union in the House chamber next week, writing to him on Wednesday afternoon that he can give the annual speech at the Capitol once the government shutdown is over. Pelosi said when she extended Trump the […]

Politics

Mills appoints senior adviser for tribal affairs as state tries to improve relations

by Kevin Miller January 23, 2019January 24, 2019

Donna Loring, a former police chief and Penobscot Nation representative to the Legislature, will serve as a liaison between the Mills administration and tribal governments.

Nation / World

Trump’s threats to quit NATO spur Maine lawmakers to defend 70-year-old alliance

by Steve Collins January 23, 2019January 24, 2019

A day after the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly for a measure aimed at making it difficult for a president to quit NATO, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins declared her support for the proposal. Collins, a Maine Republican, is part of a bipartisan group that introduced a resolution this month to prohibit a president from withdrawing from […]

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Ice harvest at Norlands

by Pam Harnden, Livermore Falls Advertiser January 23, 2019

LIVERMORE — For the first time since fire destroyed the barn and ice house in 2008, the Norlands will host an ice harvest for the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, January 27. Director Sheri Leahan said five or six staff/volunteers will be on Bartlett Pond. 12-18 inch blocks of ice will be cut, transported […]

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Engineering needed for robotics program

by Pam Harnden, Livermore Falls Advertiser January 23, 2019

JAY — Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team 3930 (SMART) is two weeks into the build season for this year’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and realizing how much engineering is involved. Advisor Daniel Lemieux said, “It blows my mind how complex this game is. People don’t realize the amount of engineering involved.” Monday SMART members spent much […]

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Auburn police arrest suspect after Big Apple robbery

by Sun Journal January 23, 2019January 23, 2019

AUBURN – Police Wednesday quickly arrested a 27-year-old Auburn man after a suspect walked into a Big Apple store on Main Street at 2 a.m. and demanded cigarettes and cash. Police arrested Ryan Lizotte on Pleasant Street in Auburn at about 4:45 a.m. He’s being held at the Androscoggin County Jail on $15,000 cash bail. […]

Business

Boeing test ‘drives’ self-driving air taxi

by Aaron Gregg The Washington Post January 23, 2019

An early prototype of Boeing’s self-driving air taxi completed its first flight at an airfield in Manassas, Virginia, on Tuesday, marking what could be an early breakthrough in the company’s vision for autonomous, on-demand flight. The aircraft successfully took off, hovered and landed, all of which employed its autonomous navigation and landing systems, according to […]