AUGUSTA — Religious holidays of multiple faiths will not get their spot on the school calendar after all. The Augusta school board, despite extensive public testimony from local residents in favor and none in opposition, voted 5-2 to reject a new policy that would have added holidays for six religions to the school calendar in […]
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Janet Mills names team that will assemble her new administration
AUGUSTA — Gov.-elect Janet Mills has formed an executive search committee and said she wants to have all the members of her Cabinet in place when she takes office in January. The search team of 14 people, effectively Mills’ transition team, includes several high-profile politicians and business people from across the state, including former state […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Mainely awesome
Oprah Winfrey has fabulous taste, obviously — she’s flipping Oprah. So when her magazine came out with Oprah’s Favorite Things 2018, we went ooh. Then ahh. Then, wow. Because we’d love to buy a cool-looking electric bike if we had $1,800 and winter wasn’t coming in, like, 20 minutes. But we also got to thinking […]
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Maine's GDP up 3.4 percent in second quarter
Maine’s economy grew by 3.4 percent in the second quarter of the year, a performance that ranks 36th nationally. The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Tuesday that Maine posted strong growth in real estate, rentals and leasing along with health care and social assistance during the April-June period. The biggest drags on the state […]
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Lyme disease cases start to tick down
Researchers say the cumulative effect of arid conditions during recent summers could be killing ticks, and possibly explain why there have been significantly fewer cases of Lyme disease reported in Maine this year. Lyme disease cases are on track to be the lowest in at least three years, and the hot, dry weather this summer […]
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Maine GOP looking for answers; plans to survey members
AUGUSTA — In the wake of a crushing defeat in last week’s state elections, and a new revelation that Republican Bruce Poliquin has filed suit in federal court to try to stop the ranked-choice vote tally in progress, Maine’s Republican Party is looking for answers. “Clearly, Republican losses in the 2018 elections show that there […]
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College Basketball: Prospects pointing up for Maine's Saar
Dor Saar advances down the court during a game against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County in an American East quarterfinal game at the Cross Insurance Arena on March 3. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald Photo) ORONO — On the University of Maine’s first possession Saturday, Blanca Millan stood in the right corner and, after a quick […]
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Scam alert: Verify requests to help veterans
This year is the 100th anniversary of the Nov. 11 signing of the treaty that ended World War I. Nov. 11 eventually became Veterans Day. In what AARP’s Fraud Watch Network calls “a shameful twist,” crooks are pretending to represent charities benefiting our nation’s heroes. Scammers often use sound-alike names or invent authentic “organizations” to […]
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Exit poll suggests Jared Golden has the advantage in ranked-choice voting
AUGUSTA — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin will head into this weekend’s ranked-choice tabulations of 2nd Congressional District votes with a narrow lead, but political insiders, an exit poll and even bettors are suggesting that lead could evaporate as the second and third choices of independent voters are added to the tallies of the two front […]
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Voter intimidation or voter education?
FARMINGTON — The Secretary of State’s Office has no plans to take action on a local activist’s banner displayed outside the Community Center polling station Tuesday, a spokesman said Wednesday. The banner by Bill Crandall of Farmington apparently intimidated some University of Maine at Farmington students, causing them not to vote, according to emails, texts […]