AUGUSTA (AP) — Before you touch that goat, wash your hands. Lewiston Democrat Roger Fuller’s bill would require hand-washing facilities or disinfectant at areas where the public can touch livestock and other animals, including fowl. His bill’s set for a Thursday hearing. Fuller’s bill doesn’t apply to domestic pets and requires signs emphasizing hand-washing’s importance. […]
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Maine airports want state to regulate Uber, Lyft
An Uber car drives through LaGuardia Airport in New York, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) AUGUSTA (AP) — Portland and Bangor airport representatives say it’s time to regulate ride-booking companies that don’t have to pay the same fees as taxi drivers. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2ngxDlI) that Democratic Rep. Richard Farnsworth’s bill […]
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Portland police deal with 5 overdoses in 24-hour period
PORTLAND — Police in Portland dealt with five overdoses in a 24-hour period, and credit Naloxone with preventing some of them from being fatal. In two instances, Naloxone was administered before police and emergency personnel arrived on the scene. Assistant Police Chief Vern Malloch said the increased availability and use of Naloxone to reverse the […]
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War vet Travis Mills, who lost all limbs in explosion, expecting 2nd child
MOUNT VERNON (AP) — A soldier from Maine who lost all four limbs during an explosion in Afghanistan and went on to start a foundation to help veterans has an announcement: He and his wife are expecting another child. Travis Mills, of Manchester, made the announcement to TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres this week. […]
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Maine lawmakers to hear testimony on assisted-suicide bills
AUGUSTA (AP) — Two bills would allow Maine doctors to prescribe medication that a patient may self-administer to hasten death. The Legislature’s health and human services committee is set to hold public hearings Wednesday on bills sponsored by Republican Sen. Roger Katz and Democratic Rep. Jennifer Parker. Katz unsuccessfully tried to pass a similar bill […]
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GOP leader of Maine Senate urging colleagues to be civil
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Republican leader of the Maine Senate is calling on his GOP colleagues in the House of Representatives and with the state party to stop making personal attacks against Democrats. Maine Senate President Mike Thibodeau says he has been discouraged and frustrated by the series of attacks, including a recent petition drive […]
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How Maine ranks
Ratings indicate Maine has a lot of advantages over other states (unless you’re talking about teeth, work or winter). Yes, surviving a zombie apocalypse is one of them. Lifestyle website Thrillist declared Maine the second best overall state in the union for attributes like “delicious blueberries and . . . it has literally thousands of […]
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Car carrying Patriots’ Super Bowl trophy hits deer on I-95 in Fairfield
Maine State Trooper Tyler Maloon poses with the 2017 Lombardi Trophy on Friday evening. The trophy, won by the the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI in February, was being transported to an event in Bangor by a team employee when the vehicle struck a deer on I-95 in Fairfield. FAIRFIELD (AP) — The […]
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Legislative committee to consider domestic violence bills
AUGUSTA (AP) — Legislators are set to present bills addressing domestic violence in the state. A state panel found that half of Maine’s 46 homicides from 2014 to 2015 stemmed from domestic violence. A number of domestic violence bills are scheduled for public hearing before the Legislature’s criminal justice and public safety committee Friday. Two […]
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Gorham woman pleads guilty to stealing $91K from housing authority
PORTLAND (AP) — Federal authorities say a Maine woman has admitted to embezzling more than $91,000 from the South Portland Housing Authority. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2oohRlP ) that acting U.S. Attorney Richard Murphy’s office says 35-year-old Jamie Hussey, of Gorham, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to committing federal program fraud. Hussey faces […]