PORTLAND (AP) — The city of Portland is replacing recycling bins with new covered carts in an effort to reduce litter. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2uXAOkp ) residents will receive the two-wheeled carts beginning Aug. 7. City Hall Communications Director Jessica Grondin says the 25,000 containers cost about $1 million. City officials say the […]
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Cornish man assaults family members, arrested trying to fight police
CORNISH (AP) — Police in Maine have arrested a man who they say tried to fight police after causing a neighborhood disturbance. York County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a man who was outside screaming in a Cornish neighborhood Tuesday morning. When police arrived on the scene, the yelling man refused to submit and […]
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Barking dog dies after helping four escape fire in Naples
NAPLES (AP) — Fire officials in Maine say a barking dog helped save four people from a fire before dying in the blaze. Firefighters say a woman who was inside the burning mobile home told them her pet dog started barking and woke the occupants up, allowing three adults and a child to escape. The […]
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Maine lawmakers head to Colorado for tips on marijuana regulation
Four members of a legislative panel are spending a few days in Colorado on a mission to learn the ins and outs of marijuana regulation. Recreational marijuana is already legal in Maine thanks to a voter-approved referendum last fall. But a joint legislative committee is tasked with figuring out the nitty gritty of implementing sales […]
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Maine lobster boat crew saves eagle from Atlantic Ocean
BIRCH HARBOR (AP) — A Maine lobster boat crew used some Yankee ingenuity to rescue a waterlogged eagle that it spotted struggling offshore in the North Atlantic. Lobsterman John Chipman, of Birch Harbor, said Monday that the struggling bird seemed to be relieved to see his boat and even tried to hop on board after […]
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Maine share of federal revenue drops
PORTLAND (AP) — A new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says that federal revenue has made up a shrinking chunk of Maine’s revenue in recent years. The report finds that such declines after 2010 reflect the phasing out of stimulus funds and the recovery of states’ tax collections. About 34 percent of Maine’s revenue […]
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Maine panel to craft rules for pharmacies to dispense naloxone
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine Board of Pharmacy meets this week to craft rules for pharmacies to begin dispensing the overdose antidote naloxone without a prescription. The original bill to make naloxone available over the counter passed more than a year ago but languished until the pharmacy board told lawmakers last year that the law […]
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Magical Earth: Time for the wild berries and fruits to show their majesty
As we continue in deep summer, not only is my vegetable garden doing quite well, but I have discovered a great number of wild flowers and other plants that I either hadn’t noticed before or have suddenly appeared at the edge of what was once an open field. Sumac bushes/trees are particularly spectacular this year. […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Prepare now for hunting moose
Question: What’s more exciting than winning a million dollars in Power Ball? Answer: Winning a moose hunting permit in the Maine Moose Lottery. If you are one of the lucky 2,080 moose permit winners for 2017, a word to the wise: plan ahead for your fall hunt. I mean REALLY plan ahead. Because a Maine […]
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Maine joins 17 states seeking military transgender protections
HONOLULU (AP) — The top legal officers in 18 states and the District of Columbia have asked Congress to pass legislation prohibiting discrimination against transgender service members. Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin sent the letter dated Thursday in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement, via Twitter a day earlier, that he would ban transgender people […]