The proposal failed to get the necessary two-thirds support in a decisive vote late Tuesday, effectively ending the effort to amend the Maine Constitution.
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Maine CDC reports rabies found in a skunk in Sabattus
The agency issued a warning Tuesday morning to residents.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Hamblin ‘Ham’ Allen recognized as oldest resident of Jay
Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere presented her grandfather with the Boston Post Cane on Monday during a celebration at the Town Office.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine House, protecting sand dunes, rejects plan to build offshore wind terminal on Sears Island
It is unclear how severely the decision will delay the buildout of a wind port in Maine, which would create hundreds of high-paying jobs and advance the state’s climate goals.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Maine House narrowly supports minimum wage for farmworkers
The proposal would make farmworkers eligible for the same minimum wage and cost-of-living increases as other types of workers in the state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Sebago Lake property owner to pay over $650,000 in shoreland zoning violations settlement
Auburn businessman Donald Buteau and two contractors admit to outstanding violations and agree to pay town of Raymond $650,000 in addition to restoration costs.
Posted inMaine, News
Watch a time lapse of the solar eclipse in Jackman
This time lapse shows the total solar eclipse from initiation to totality as viewed from Jackman on Monday. The video is by Staff Photographer Gregory Rec.
Posted inMaine
Eclipse watchers become traffic watchers on clogged Maine roads
More than 10 times the normal traffic levels turned many rural Maine roads into bumper-to-bumper congestion
Posted inMaine, News, Religion & Values
Man settles sexual abuse lawsuit against Maine’s Catholic church as dozens more await ruling
The man had alleged he was abused in 1948, when he was an eighth-grader in Rumford, by the Rev. Lucien Joseph Mandeville. The terms of the settlement have not been released.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Democrats may reconsider budget changes criticized by Gov. Mills, Republicans
Republican House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham called for the removal of the Democratic House chair, Melanie Sachs, for creating a ‘toxic and hostile’ environment by dismissing Republican concerns.