It was a cold day in early March 1861, when the first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln took place in front of the U.S. Capitol. Seated near the new president was Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill, Maine, who was to serve as Lincoln’s vice president for one term. Hamlin, an effective and respected U.S. senator for […]
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Families vent frustration at Maine’s cold-case unit, push new victim’s rights bill
AUGUSTA — In 1980, a dog found Wanda-Jean Mitchell’s head in the woods in Poland and brought it home to his owners. A police search party found her body two days later. The teen had been missing nearly a year, since the day before her 15th birthday. She’d run away from home. Sheila Simoneau said […]
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Bald eagles’ resurgence affecting other endangered birds
PORTLAND (AP) — The eagle has landed — on chickens and rare birds, with talons at the ready. The resurgence of the bald eagle is one of America’s greatest conservation success stories. They have come back so strong that in some areas, they are interfering with efforts to preserve more jeopardized species, such as loons […]
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Maine college to unveil rare photo of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration
BRUNSWICK (AP) — A Maine college is set to unveil a rare photograph of President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration from 1861. The Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick acquired the photo at auction in October and will unveil it Thursday. It’s the first inauguration to be captured by photographers, and took place just six weeks […]
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No probe in wife’s ’93 death after last month’s Hebron murder-suicide
AUGUSTA (AP) — State police won’t reopen an investigation into the 1993 death of the wife of a former minister, who authorities say killed his daughter in a murder-suicide in Maine last month. Investigators say Daniel Randall on Dec. 8 drove to his estranged family’s the home in Hebron, Maine, and killed his daughter, 27-year-old […]
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Driver pleads not guilty in crash that killed Naples science teacher
PORTLAND (AP) — A box truck driver has pleaded not guilty in a crash in Casco last year that left a popular Naples middle school teacher dead. Authorities say Joshua McNally was driving a Native Maine Produce truck in April when it crashed into a car driven by 29-year-old Adam Perron, of Harrison. The box […]
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Faces of Maine Ag: What’s ahead for 2017?
The Sun Journal asked at the annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show: What’s the biggest challenge and biggest reason for optimism in 2017? “The biggest challenge: My regulations. There’s a rule for everything and you always have to be on top of every single rule and regulation. Optimism is a resurgence in American-made products, renewable products […]
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show features ‘awesome cheese’ and more
AUGUSTA — David Fish wasn’t there to attract new members to the 90-person Farmers Draft Horse, Mule & Pony Club, although that would have been OK. “We’re here because we like what we do,” said Fish, of Weld. “We want people to know we’re pretty proud of having horses.” That sort of pride was in […]
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Anthem fined for failing to track, respond to complaints
GARDINER (AP) — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle an investigation by Maine’s insurance superintendent over its failure to adequately track and respond to customer complaints. Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa called the failure to respond in a timely manner a “serious issue.” His office conducted a survey of […]
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Bruce Poliquin literally lives in his congressional office
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican congressman says he’s bringing his Murphy bed with him to his new office. U.S. Rep. and his staff are moving from the Cannon House office building to the Longworth building. Poliquin literally lives in his office, where he prefers the efficiency of sleeping in his pull down bed and showering […]