A former longtime member of the clemency board says the pardon of Jeffrey Pierce was highly unusual, and a national expert says Maine’s pardon process lacks accountability.
2019
Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
Get ready for SNODEO 2019!
Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club welcomes you to Snodeo 2019, January 24-26.
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Posted inPolitics
Mills’ ‘Executive Order 1’ makes 70,000 more Mainers eligible for health insurance
The Democrat had vowed to expand Medicaid on ‘day one’ of her administration, almost 14 months after voters approved it.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Getting the straight scoop on the storm
Dennis Connelly uses a snow scoop to clear his driveway Thursday morning on Gill Street in Auburn. “I would much rather be working in the garden but this is what you get when you live in Maine. At least this snow is light, unlike the last storm.” The blue whirligig in the foreground is one […]
Posted inConnections, sj-web
Community meal in Farmington
FARMINGTON — There will be a public supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 612 Farmington Falls Road. The menu will include baked beans, casseroles, salads and homemade pies. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12.
Posted inNation / World
Jared Golden voted against Nancy Pelosi for U.S. House speaker
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is among 15 Democrats who voted against returning Nancy Pelosi to the House speaker’s office. A spokesman says Golden kept his campaign vow that he would not support Pelosi for speaker. Instead he voted for Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois for the leadership position. Golden […]
Posted inBusiness
Spectrum-Tribune Media dispute leads to blackout of WGN America TV shows
Maine customers are among millions who lost the Tribune Media programming in the stalemate over increased fees.
Posted inUncategorized
Winthrop camp destroyed by fire
The Maranacook Station Lane fire sends the camp’s occupant, Thomas N. Thompson, to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and burns.
Posted inPolitics, Source
Bill seeks public vote on borrowing $50 million to address sea level change in Maine
Other bills include proposals to require MaineCare to provide coverage for legal abortion services, and to make vehicle inspections on new cars valid for two years.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, sj-web
New Sharon natives ready to indie rock Friday’s inaugural celebration
AUGUSTA — When they take the stage at the inaugural celebration Friday night, brother and sister Zak and Lena Kendall, New Sharon natives who front the indie folk band GoldenOak, will have at least one friendly face in the crowd — new Gov. Janet Mills. “Her late husband, Stan, was actually the coach of my tennis […]