A panel of journalists spiced up Sunday night’s televised Maine gubernatorial debate by asking a “unique” set of questions that instead of focusing on broad policy issues targeted individual candidates. The hourlong debate, held at Gracie Theatre on Husson University’s campus in Bangor, also gave candidates the opportunity to ask questions of their opponents. And […]
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Gov. Paul LePage orders flags to be flown at half-staff for synagogue shooting victims
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has ordered United States and state of Maine flags be flown at half-staff in respect for the eleven victims of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. The Republican governor said Sunday that he and his wife are “deeply saddened by this tragedy, which occurred in a place of worship.” […]
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Maine Jewish community stunned by Pittsburgh synagogue killings
Rabbi Gary Berenson was in the middle of leading a sabbath service for his congregation at Etz Chaim Synagogue on Congress Street Saturday morning when a member received an alert on his cell phone about the shootings in Pittsburgh. A moment of stunned silence followed. “It was a dramatic pause. We fell silent and stopped […]
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Firewood suppliers struggle to keep up with Mainers’ burning demand
FARMINGDALE — The falling temperatures mean many Mainers are scrambling to get vital resources to heat their homes, and firewood suppliers are scrambling to meet that demand. Wait times and prices for fire-ready wood are climbing. “We just can’t make (firewood) fast enough,” Andy Allen, of Farmingdale’s A.W. Allen Firewood, said Thursday. “We can buy […]
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Maine's expanded deer hunt begins with day for residents
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s expanded deer hunt is getting started with a special day that’s limited to state residents only. Saturday is Maine Resident Only Day for deer hunters. The state bumped the number of deer hunting permits by nearly 30 percent this year, to almost 85,000. The full firearms season for deer begins on […]
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Lewiston-Auburn downtown trick-or-treat Halloween celebration planned for Friday
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metro Chamber will be hosting a “Downtown Trick-or-Treat Halloween Celebration on Friday, October 26 from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. The event takes place at both Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon Street, Lewiston and Festival Plaza, 112 Main Street, Auburn where the chamber will hand out trick-or-treat bags and maps indicating participating businesses. There will […]
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Moody camp doubts poll showing Mills with 8-point lead in governor's race
A new online poll suggesting that Democrat Janet Mills is leading Republican Shawn Moody by 8 percentage points in the race to be Maine’s next governor came under fire from Moody’s campaign. The poll of 500 likely voters statewide by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research was conducted the first week in October. It found that 44.4 […]
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Red Claws open training camp with overhauled roster
PORTLAND, ME – OCTOBER 22: PJ Dozier goes up for a layup during practice during the opening day of training camp for the Maine Red Claws, who will soon start their tenth season playing in the NBA G League. (Staff photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) The familiar thump of basketballs and squeak of sneakers permeated […]
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Maine Turnpike Authority awards $39.5 million contract for new York tollbooth
The Maine Turnpike Authority plans to begin construction of a new tollbooth plaza in York next month. Reed and Reed, a construction firm from Woolwich, was awarded a $39.5 million contract for the three-year project Thursday. The company will build a new tollbooth plaza about a mile and a half north of the present tolls […]
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Beavers building dams, plugging culverts raise concerns of flooding in Farmingdale
FARMINGDALE — A population of pesky beavers on Northern Avenue could flood a section of the road if not removed quickly, town officials said Wednesday. “The situation right there is getting worse every day,” Road Commissioner Steve Stratton said at Wednesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting. “You’ve got a large beaver house above Northern Avenue and […]