Jon Green, brewer and cellarman, measures the level of carbonation in a batch of beer at Baxter Brewing in Lewiston on Thursday afternoon. Luke Livingston drove to New Jersey on Thursday with three employees, headed down to pour 6,000 samples at the Atlantic City Beer & Music Fest. Although Maine-based and Lewiston-grown, his Baxter Brewing […]
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GOP House leader Ken Fredette wants to require private well water testing
House Minority Leader Ken Fredette AUGUSTA (AP) — The Republican leader of the Maine House wants to require testing of private wells that provide drinking water. Half of Maine’s population gets it drinking water from private wells, and the state says it assumes very few of them are routinely tested. In contrast, public water supplies […]
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Maine nearing decision on another cut to moose hunt permits
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine wildlife managers are almost finished taking comments from the public about a plan to again trim the number of moose hunting permits. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to cut the number of moose permits to 2,080, which is 60 less than last year. The state gave out […]
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FairPoint, Consolidated shareholders approve merger
Consolidated Communications and FairPoint Communications say their shareholders have approved of a proposed merger of the two companies. Consolidated announced in December it was buying FairPoint for $1.5 billion, assuming its debt and offering dividends to stockholders. Shareholder voting took place Tuesday at Consolidated in Illinois and FairPoint in North Carolina. FairPoint is a Charlotte-based telephone and […]
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Portland officials set limits on short-term rentals
PORTLAND (AP) — Officials in Portland have passed rules that are aimed at preventing the city’s limited housing stock from being converted to short-term rentals. The City Council on Monday night voted to cap short-term rentals in non-owner-occupied homes, excluding the islands, at 300 units. The rules also require all hosts to pay fees to […]
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Youth corrections head resigns after being placed on leave
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s corrections commissioner says the administrator of the state’s youth correctional facility resigned over the weekend, after he was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. Jeffrey Merrill, who headed the day-to-day operations at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, had been placed on leave last Wednesday. Merrill says […]
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Speed limit along Interstate 295 lowered to 65 mph
FALMOUTH (AP) — Motorists traveling along a 22-mile stretch of Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Topsham will need to do so at a slower pace, effective immediately. The posted speed limit for that portion of the highway was officially lowered to 65 mph on Monday morning. The change comes on the heels of the Maine […]
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Initiative to build southern Maine casino to get a hearing
AUGUSTA (AP) — The public has a chance to weigh in on a well-funded proposal to build a new casino in southern Maine. A public hearing is set for Wednesday morning in Augusta. The proposal is set to appear on November’s ballot. Gov. Paul LePage has said greed is behind the proposal. The No More […]
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Good riddance
Gov. Paul Lepage said on a radio interview that the tax surcharge on the wealthy would force him to move out of the state. I say, good riddance! He has been nothing but an embarrassment to this state and has accomplished nothing. Gail Beaucage, Lewiston
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Maine ID bill gets key committee support
AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill to make Maine comply with federal identification standards is gaining key committee support. Two state senators want Republican President Donald Trump to issue an executive order repealing the standards, which they say jeopardize privacy. The Legislature’s Transportation Committee on Friday voted 12-1 in favor of an amended version of the […]