AUGUSTA — In an oddity of Maine government, one of the first acts for newly elected lawmakers Wednesday will be to elect the state’s constitutional officers, including the attorney general, the secretary of state and the treasurer. The incoming Senate Republican majority made it clear Tuesday that they wanted changes: they nominated candidates for the […]
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New book sheds light on LePage affiliation with conspiracy group
AUGUSTA — A new book by progressive blogger and columnist Mike Tipping asserts that Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage met regularly with a group that believed it could arrest both Maine Speaker of the House Mark Eves and state Senate President Justin Alfond and put the pair on trial for high treason. Alfond, a Portland […]
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Hampden man takes command of U.S.S. Constitution
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S.S. Constitution’s new commander is another native New Englander. Cmdr. Sean Kearns was handed command of the historic warship docked at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston in a rainy onboard change-of-command ceremony Friday morning. Kearns, from Hampden, Maine, takes over from Cmdr. Matt Bonner, a Meredith, N.H., native who is […]