Eric Ouellette, 45, is charged in a Dec. 7, 2024, incident that ended in a crash in Lewiston.
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Golden seeks action to reopen West Paris Post Office
The town has not had its own post office for nearly four years while the U.S. Postal Service stays quiet on progress.
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Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Sen. Collins meets with other lawmakers critical of Elon Musk’s moves to cut agencies, workforce
Meanwhile, Sen. Angus King and 7 colleagues sent a letter to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles raising national security concerns about Musk and his team accessing classified and sensitive information.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Aldi supermarket chain signs lease in Portland at former Big Lots site
The German company, which currently has no Maine stores, signed a lease in the Pine Tree Shopping Center on Brighton Avenue.
Posted inBethel, Business, Maine, The Bethel Citizen
Aroma Joe’s proposed near busy Bethel intersection
Residents in the area expressed safety concerns at a DOT hearing for a driveway entrance permit on Mayville Road.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Maine delegation rejects Trump’s plan to take over Gaza as dangerous, unserious
Sen. Susan Collins doubts the plan would work and says it might be a negotiating tactic, Sen. Angus King says it’s dangerous and Rep. Chellie Pingree calls it sickening and reckless.
Posted inMaine
Anti-Trump protesters gather near Maine State House in Augusta
The protest was part of a movement in capital cities across the nation.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston native Jody Jalbert resigning as Sun Journal publisher
When Jalbert punches out for the last time on Feb. 21, she’ll be taking with her the vast, institutional knowledge of the news business accumulated during a long career.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Nation / World, Politics
Maine attorney general dismisses Trump effort to restrict gender-affirming care
Aaron Frey and 14 other state attorneys general said the president’s executive order is ‘is wrong on the science and the law.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Calling in sick is just as bad as the disease preventing you from working
To call in sick to work, one has to admit to another human being that his flesh is so weak that he can be taken down by wee little invaders not even visible to the naked eye, Mark LaFlamme writes.