Acting on authorization from Congress, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently hired four private debt collection agencies to pursue overdue federal taxes. Unfortunately, this new activity has prompted some scammers to contact taxpayers, including Maine residents, pretending to be collectors working on behalf of the IRS, and demanding immediate payment. Maine’s Bureau of Consumer Credit […]
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Any-deer permit applications available
Applications for 2017 any-deer (antlerless) permit lottery are now available online from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. To apply online, visit www.mefishwildlife.com. Online applications are due by 11:59 P.M. on August 15, 2017. It is free to apply for the any-deer permit lottery. The drawing will be held on September 8, 2017 and results will be […]
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Maine Open Farm Day on July 23
AUGUSTA – Over 80 Maine farms will be open to the public on Sunday, July 23, for the 28th annual Open Farm Day. Open Farm Day is an opportunity for consumers to learn about Maine food producers and for farms to show the public their products. Participating farms are generally open from 10 a.m. to […]
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Law allows 14 and 15 year olds to be hired in new occupations immediately
AUGUSTA—The Department of Labor’s bill to modernize the regulations governing youth employment, LD 1564, which was amended by the Senate to include an emergency preamble, is now law and effective immediately. LD 1564, sponsored by Senator Brian Langley of Hancock County, encourages minors to develop work skills earlier by removing some of the barriers to […]
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Maine game wardens participating in Operation Dry Water
Maine Game Wardens will be out in force this coming weekend participating in Operation Dry Water, a national outreach and enforcement campaign with the goal of raising awareness of the dangers of boating under the influence and removing impaired operators from our nation’s waterways. Thousands of law enforcement officers across the United States will be on […]
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Homeland Security agrees to extension of REAL ID compliance period for Maine
AUGUSTA – The Department of Homeland Security has granted an extension of the State of Maine’s REAL ID Act compliance period, which will allow federal agencies to accept driver’s licenses and identification cards from Maine. The Department of Homeland Security notified the Department of the Secretary of State today that DHS has granted the State’s […]
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Adults over 65 years old had the highest rates of Lyme Disease in 2016
AUGUSTA – Data released on the Maine Tracking Network today by Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reveals that adults over the age of 65 years had the highest rates of Lyme disease in the state last year. While the number of reported cases of the disease increased for all ages in […]
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Registration deadline announced for duel dealers offering pre-paid home heating contracts
Commissioner Anne L. Head at Maine’s Department of Professional and Financial Regulation highlighted the June 30th deadline for fuel dealers to register with the state if they intend to offer pre-paid home heating contracts for the next fuel season. She also noted that an online process is available to assist both fuel dealers and the […]
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Maine kids in need of education ‘surrogate’ parents
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is seeking volunteers to serve as an education “surrogate” parent to a child or children with disabilities who have no available natural parents and/or guardians, including children in the custody of the state. An educational surrogate parent is appointed to act independently on behalf of a student with disabilities […]
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Maine unemployment rate just 3 percent
Workforce conditions remained tight throughout much of Maine in April with very low unemployment, particularly in the southwest portion of the state. Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Data Household Survey Estimates – The preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.0 percent for April was unchanged from March, remaining the lowest on record since the current estimation methodology […]