LEWISTON — About 10,000 Mainers will benefit from a provision of the federal Affordable Care Act that went into effect Aug. 1, forcing health insurance companies to spend less on administration and more on the delivery of health benefits. Nationwide, insurance companies last week issued more than $1 billion in rebates to about 13 million […]
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Rift between Maine Republicans over national convention delegates grows wider
LEWISTON — A Maine Republican Party committeeman is calling for a special meeting to hash out the widening rift over sending Ron Paul delegates to the national convention. Jonathan Pfaff of Cumberland has petitioned party Chairman Charlie Webster of Farmington to call the meeting in response to the party’s national committeewoman seeking to disqualify the […]
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Canadian fishermen protest Maine lobster
SHEDIAC, New Brunswick — Fishermen in southeastern New Brunswick say their fight to stop cheap Maine lobster from being processed in the Canadian province is far from over. Hundreds of fishermen prevented a truck from unloading lobster from Maine on Thursday at a Shediac processing plant. The truck ended up leaving with a Royal Canadian […]
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Downtown Lewiston
Whether you are relocating to Lewiston for business, residence or both, the city has much to offer in the way of opportunity, entertainment, culture, and resources. One of the best places to find information on any and all of these things is the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is located at the heart […]
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Downtown Auburn
Impressions are the ground floor of any decision making. It is unlikely for people to make any choices that impacted their lives without first having experienced something long enough to get an impression. Buying a house, taking a job and starting a family are life events that have great impact. Making the right choice in […]
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Bethel, Maine has blue mountains
When it comes to mountains, Vermont has the Greens, New Hampshire has the Whites, and Maine has the Blues. The Blues, better known as the Longfellow Range after Maine’s most famous poet, extend northeast from Bethel to the 5,268-foot Mt. Katahdin, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. The section of the Blues from the […]
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Franklin County: Wilton Fish & Game opens doors
The Wilton Fish & Game Club, on Rt. 2, with The Rimfire and Firing Pins Competition Youth League, are holding their annual open house on Saturday, August 4th during the Wilton Blueberry Festival. Events will be starting at 9 a.m. with Emily MacCabe from the Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. who will be […]
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Turnpike Authority tentatively OKs toll increase
Under the plan, the cash tolls at the York, New Gloucester and West Gardiner plazas would go up. The York toll would increase from $2 to $3, while tolls at New Gloucester and West Gardiner would increase by 50 cents, from $1.75 to $2.25 and from $1.25 to $1.75, respectively. The plan also adds 50 […]
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C. Quint: Maine a fine place to live
While I know that many Mainers find Gov. Paul LePage’s plain-spoken approach to things refreshing and appealing, there are times when his pronouncements make me shake my head. His recent comments that Maine students are “looked down upon” by other states is one such instance. In my experience with high schools and colleges, both in […]
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LePage: Bond money will go to projects with promise
AUGUSTA — The battle over whether the state should borrow money to fund projects, especially community development work, has escalated in recent days. Rep. Jeff McCabe, D-Skowhegan, fired the latest salvo in the skirmish between legislative Democrats and Gov. Paul LePage over his decision to delay authorizing voter-approved bonds until at least January 2014. In […]