AUGUSTA — The Maine State Lottery announced today that due to the state government shutdown the lottery’s office will be closed and will not reopen until such time the shutdown is over and employees return to work. In addition the following multi-state games will not be available for purchase until the shutdown is over: Powerball, […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Only so many does to go around
This is the time of year when Maine’s whitetail deer population begins to recover from a long hard winter. After surviving on reserve fats, twigs and lichen, and whatever else they can find in their wintering areas, the spring “greenup” is the deer’s salvation. Not far from where we live on the lake, the rain-soaked […]
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Sea Dogs: Chipotle key to Danny Mars’ success
Chipotle’s food is the secret to Danny Mars’ success this season. Mars, an outfielder in his first year with the Portland Sea Dogs, started eating at Chipotle before games during a road trip early in the season. Now the Mexican grill cuisine is part of his daily routine. “Wake up, I get Starbucks in the […]
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Maine state workers fear looming government shutdown
AUGUSTA (AP) — State workers in Maine are bracing for a potential government shutdown. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2rZciKY ) Maine’s Legislature voted for an extension to determine a state spending plan for the next two years Wednesday. Gov. Paul LePage explained the government was preparing for a possible shutdown the day before the vote. […]
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Future of new ranked-choice voting system remains unclear
AUGUSTA (AP) — The future of Maine’s statewide voting system approved by voters last fall remains unclear as lawmakers debate. The state Supreme Judicial Court this year issued a nonbinding decision that the method is unconstitutional when it comes to elections for governor and state lawmakers. The law, as it stands, would allow residents to […]
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Maine lawmakers consider raising smoking age to 21
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine Republican’s bill to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 is headed to the House. The Maine Senate on Thursday voted 31-4 against an effort to kill the bill. The bill also expands the definition of tobacco products to include electronic smoking devices. The amended bill would […]
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Travis Mills, who lost 4 limbs, opening Maine retreat to help others
ROME (AP) — Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills awoke in a hospital on his 25th birthday to learn that an explosion in Afghanistan had robbed him of all four limbs. He later told his wife to take their daughter and their belongings, and just go. He didn’t want her saddled with his burden. “She assured […]
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Waterville man injured after tipping over riding lawn mower
WATERVILLE (AP) — A Maine man is in the hospital after his riding lawn mower tipped over, sending him down an embankment. Waterville and Winslow fire Chief David LaFountain says the man went too far while driving on the steep embankment Wednesday morning and the mower tipped sideways. The Waterville Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2twz1Qs ) reports […]
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Nation's largest student loan servicer fights back as Maine eyes protections
AUGUSTA (AP) — The nation’s largest servicer of federal student loans has lobbied against states’ efforts to license student loan servicers in Maine and elsewhere this year as it seeks to become the nation’s single servicer of student loans under a plan backed by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. State records reviewed by The Associated […]
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Sebago woman accused of faking cancer pleads not guilty to theft
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine woman accused of accepting thousands of dollars in donations after duping friends and colleagues into thinking she had cancer has pleaded not guilty. Twenty-five-year-old Hillary McLellan, of Sebago, was indicted last month on a felony theft charge. She is accused of taking $10,500 raised to pay for her cancer-related expenses. […]