PORTLAND (AP) — The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has kept alive a lawsuit by Oakhurst Dairy drivers seeking more than $10 million in an overtime pay dispute. Plaintiffs sued in 2014 on behalf of 75 drivers, arguing Oakhurst Dairy and its parent company, Dairy Farmers of America, violated the Fair Labor […]
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Two drivers critically hurt in wrong-way crash on I-95 in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD (AP) — Maine State Police say two drivers are in critical condition following a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 in Pittsfield. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland says a truck driver was heading southbound in the northbound lanes of I-95 just before 7 p.m. Sunday. Police tried to divert the driver, identified […]
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The Hot Corner: Will Maine ever know March's Madness?
There aren’t many “take-me-now, Lord” experiences left for a sports fan born and raised near the 45th parallel. If you think any of the New England professional teams owe us a thing at this point, you’re just an entitled jerk. All I ever wanted was for the Patriots to celebrate a status greater than laughingstock, […]
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Democratic AGs step up legal fight against Trump travel ban
SEATTLE — In stepping up legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, Democratic attorneys general are trying to use the court system to thwart the executive branch in the same way their GOP counterparts did under President Barack Obama. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday he was asking a federal judge […]
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Head of Maine ethics commission says Ryan Tipping likely violated law
AUGUSTA (AP) — The director of the Maine Ethics Commission says a state lawmaker likely violated the state’s ethics law when he failed to swiftly disclose income earned from work he did on behalf of a political action committee. Ethics commission Director Jonathan Wayne issued a clarification about Rep. Ryan Tipping, an Orono Democrat, on […]
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Paul LePage to Paul Ryan: GOP plan caters to big-government lobbyists
In this Jan. 8, 2016, file photo, Gov. Paul LePage speaks at a news conference at the State House in Augusta, Maine. GOP Gov. Paul LePage is telling Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan that the country needs a truly conservative, free-market replacement of former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) […]
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L.L. Bean recalls 3,000 pairs of snowshoes
FREEPORT (AP) — Outdoors retailer L.L. Bean is recalling some snowshoes. The Maine outdoor retailer says it’s pulling 3,000 adjustable snowshoes because the plastic material can weaken and break, posing a fall hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Tuesday. It says Bean reported four failures but no one was hurt. The […]
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Two hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in Naples
NAPLES (AP) — Two people had to be taken to a hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning in Naples. Fire Chief Chris Pond told The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2n9qY8k ) carbon monoxide levels inside the single-family home were dangerously high at nearly 1,000 parts per million on Monday afternoon — levels that could have been […]