WINTHROP (AP) — A Maine town manager has resigned after accidentally counting state revenue twice while preparing the year’s tax forms, making worse a large budget shortfall. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2r0o4o2 ) Peter Nielsen took full responsibility for the $166,000 accounting error at a Monday night town meeting. He has been town manager of […]
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Charging lawnmower causes fire that destroys Wayne home
WAYNE (AP) — A lawnmower that exploded as it was being charged is to blame for a fire that destroyed a home in the Maine town of Wayne. Officials say the fire on Friday started in the garage where the homeowners were charging their lawnmower. The fire spread from the garage to the home. The […]
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UMF, USM among four Maine colleges sharing $2M from Upward Bound
PORTLAND (AP) — Four Maine colleges and universities will receive more than $2.1 million in federal funding to help disadvantaged students pursue higher education. The money is coming through the U.S. Department of Education’s Upward Bound program. The recipients are the University of Maine System, University of Southern Maine, University of Maine at Farmington and […]
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York man dies in accident during whitewater rafting trip
WEST FORKS PLANTATION (AP) — Authorities say a man ejected from a raft while on a whitewater rafting trip is dead. The Maine Warden Service says 67-year-old Richard Sanders, of York, was on a commercial rafting trip on the Dead River Saturday when he and six others, including a guide employed by North Country Rivers, […]
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17-year-old Mt. Abram student dies in New Portland crash
NEW PORTLAND (WGME) — A Mt. Abaram High School student has died in a single car crash in New Portland. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said Daniel Emery, 17, of Highland Plantation, died at the scene around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Deputies said it happened on Route 16, and that Emery was passing another motorist on […]
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Maine regulators sign off on FairPoint sale
HALLOWELL (AP) — Maine has become the first state in northern New England to sign off on the $1.5 billion sale of FairPoint Communications to Illinois-based Consolidated Communications. The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously in favor of the deal Wednesday after Consolidated agreed to invest at least $52.2 million in its infrastructure in Maine. […]
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Maine records two cases of encephalitis caused by ticks
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says that the state has recorded two cases of encephalitis caused by a tick-borne disease. Officials announced Wednesday that the Maine CDC was notified last week of two cases of Powassan Encephalitis in adults in Maine’s Mid Coast. Both people are recovering at home […]
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State hosting expo to teach Maine educators about virtual tools
AUGUSTA (AP) — Imagine diving into coral reefs or exploring the surface of Mars from your school desk. Maine educators are going to get some help learning how to bring virtual reality into the classroom. The Maine Department of Education and the Maine State Library are hosting a free virtual reality expo on June 19. […]
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Belfast man dies after police use stun gun to immobilize him
BELFAST (AP) — A 71-year-old man has died after Maine police used a stun gun in an attempt to immobilize him. Belfast police responded to the home of Dennis Ward on Saturday after they say Ward fired a gun multiple times in his house. Belfast’s chief of police says Ward fired the gun into the […]
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Arundel man killed in armed confrontation with York County deputies
ARUNDEL (AP) — A Maine sheriff’s department says a 37-year-old man is dead following an armed confrontation with York County deputies in Arundel. The sheriff’s office and the Maine Attorney General’s office are investigating the incident, which was reported about 2:15 a.m. Monday. In a brief statement, Sheriff William King says deputies responded to a […]