NEW VINEYARD — A Carrabassett Valley Police Department employee was summonsed to court on a charge of operating without a license following a Route 27 crash Jan. 28. James Nicholas, 28, of Temple was operating a red 2005 Honda Element when the crash occurred at about 4:30 a.m., according to Franklin County Deputy Derick Doucette. […]
2019
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Amish-cut ice from Palmyra being used for Somerset SnowFest Ice Bar in Skowhegan
One-hundred-pound blocks of ice, cut by hand from a pond by an Amish farmer, set the stage for weekend festivities.
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Consumer protection watchdog plans to gut payday lending rules
The move is a major win for the payday lending industry, but consumer groups say payday lenders exploit the poor and disadvantaged with loans that have sky-high interest rates.
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Lawmakers weigh how to avoid having more than one Question 1 on the same ballot
AUGUSTA — Sometimes the Legislature deals with big issues, such as health care, crime and taxation. And sometimes it deals with how to stop voters from facing more than one Question 1 on the ballot. A measure before the Committee on State and Local Government would require municipalities to list local ballot questions with “sequential […]
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Jay woman sentenced to one year in prison for selling cocaine, heroin
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Jay woman Wednesday to one year in prison for selling cocaine and heroin from her apartment July 30, 2018, according to court documents. Angie Braley, 38, pleaded guilty Jan. 31 to a felony charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and violation of condition of release. Braley was […]
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Jay plow truck slides, hits RSU 73 bus
JAY — The plow on a town truck hit the front of a school bus on icy Morse Hill Road on Tuesday morning, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. None of the eight children or two drivers on the Regional School Unit 73 bus was injured, according to Caton. The 2013 Thomas bus was […]
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CMP sweetens its offer for approval of transmission corridor, to $258 million
In confidential documents, the power company and its partners offer incentives over 40 years if regulators approve the 145-mile project through western Maine.
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Graziano’s food returns to Lisbon with takeout business
LISBON — It has been almost six years since Graziano’s Casa Mia Restaurant closed, but a member of the family is bringing the heart of the business back to town. Mary Graziano Richard officially opened Grazi to Go at the beginning of the year. Less than two blocks from the corner where the restaurant once […]
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Norway man arrested after fleeing crash scene
MECHANIC FALLS — A Norway man who crashed a pickup truck on Pleasant Street on Tuesday night causing serious injury to a passenger was arrested Wednesday morning after turning himself in to police. Eric Campbell, 33, was charged with aggravated driving to endanger and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. Each charge is […]
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Regulators threaten CMP with sanctions for failing to fix customer service problems
In a scathing letter, the Public Utilities Commission said the power company has not met performance standards laid out last year.