Mice genetically altered to mimic Pitt Hopkins affliction could not remember where a platform was located in their mouse-sized swimming pool in their Bates College laboratory even though they’d encountered it in the same spot more than a dozen times in the previous two weeks. After being given the drug vorinostat, they remembered the location, […]
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Bipartisan support for victim’s bill of rights in Maine constitution
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republicans and Democrats are supporting a measure to create a constitutional victims’ bill of rights. Republican Senate President Michael Thibodeau’s resolution would allow voters to amend Maine’s constitution to enshrine specific rights for crime victims. Those would include the right to prompt and full restitution and the right to be informed when […]
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Gov. Paul LePage announces he’s not challenging Angus King for U.S. Senate
In this May 2, 2017, file photo, Maine Gov. Paul LePage, left, testifies during a House Natural Resources subcommittee oversight hearing on Antiquities Act. on Capitol Hill in Washington. LePage says he’s not running for the U.S. Senate.. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’s not running for […]
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Maine legislature considers bills to restrict disclosing salary history
AUGUSTA (AP) — Two Democrats say their bills would target the gender pay gap by restricting a hiring employer from asking for salary history. The state Department of Labor and retail, innkeepers and restaurant groups oppose the bills. Bills sponsored by Sens. Cathy Breen and Mark Bryant are set for a work session Thursday. Breen […]
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State investigates death of toddler taking nap at Raymond day care
RAYMOND (AP) — Maine State Police have launched an investigation after a toddler died after taking a nap. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2qsnF1Y ) reported the 16-month-old boy was a foster child of a couple operating a day care center in Raymond. A public safety spokesman says the child had been ill and was put […]
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Man wants plea deal review decades after conviction for Waterville murder
WATERVILLE (AP) — A Maine man sentenced to life in prison for a murder two decades ago wants his case reviewed, saying his lawyer didn’t properly communicate the possibility of a plea deal. Robert Wayne Lonardo was convicted of murder in the 1994 death of Marianne Pembrook in Waterville. Prosecutors said he shot her when […]
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Health secretary Tom Price coming to Maine to discuss opioid crisis
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is heading to Maine to hear about the state’s efforts to fight the opioid epidemic. AUGUSTA (AP) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is heading to Maine to hear about the state’s efforts to fight the opioid epidemic. Price is set to meet with […]
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Panel endorses Barry Hobbins, Paul LePage’s pick for public advocate
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage’s pick for chief advocate for utility customers has received a key legislative committee’s unanimous support. The Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology committee voted on Tuesday to recommend long-time Democrat Barry Hobbins, following supportive testimony from Republican and Democratic leaders. The next step is Senate confirmation. The Associated Press reported […]
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Ipcar exhibit at Ogunquit a ‘teacher’s dream’
OGUNQUIT — A teacher’s dream exhibit is found in the exciting works currently showing at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in its central gallery titled,”Dahlov Ipcar: Creative Growth.” The collection of childhood works by Ipcar was first shown in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1939. The […]
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Debra J. Howe
AUBURN — Debra Jean (Whitehead) Howe, 58, of Mechanic Falls, passed away Friday, May 5, while in the presence of her life partner, Sheila Drake. Debra was born May 10, 1958, in Beardstown, Ill., to parents Clark and Jeannie Whitehead, who both predeceased her. Debra was loved and cherished by so many and a true […]