Bravo to the city of Lewiston and its pending consolidation of school and municipal human resource offices. The move will save money, and it’s the type of common-sense, business-like decision we have been advocating for 10 years. But the official explanation still reminds us that saving money for taxpayers takes a back seat to preserving […]
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Webster makes case for voter probe
AUGUSTA — The chairman of Maine’s Republican Party on Monday released what he said is evidence of ongoing voter fraud in the Pine Tree State. Charles Webster, a former state lawmaker from Farmington, said he had discovered 206 people who were registered to vote in Maine but were also enrolled in Maine’s public university system […]
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Woman OK after driving into hole
DEXTER — A Maine woman was unhurt when her car plunged into a hole obscured by grass. Dexter Police Chief Jim Emerson says 62-year-old Tomasa Vincent had pulled off a road to look at some flowers and got back in the vehicle to drive away when it plunged into the hole at the end of […]
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Board of Environmental Protection denies dredging appeal
AUGUSTA — A decision by Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection will allow a dredging project in the Kennebec River to go forward in August. The board voted 6-1 Thursday to deny an appeal of the state-issued permit allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Kennebec River in Phippsburg starting Aug. 1. The […]
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Motorcyclist dies after hitting deer
SEARSMONT — Maine State Police say a motorcyclist is dead after hitting a deer and crashing into a tree in Searsmont. Police say 45-year-old Richard L. Turner of Montville died from his injuries Thursday morning as he was being flown by helicopter to the hospital in Bangor. The crash was reported at 4:40 a.m. Police […]
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A day of prayer might just do us some good
The world might be a better place if we all set aside a bit more time for prayer and personal reflection. So we see no harm in Gov. Paul LePage joining Texas Gov. Rick Perry in promoting a national religious rally to be held at a Texas football stadium. In June, LePage signed a proclamation […]
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Prices unaffected by bottle return bill
Mainers have long suspected that their bottled beverages cost a bit more due to the state’s strict bottle bill. Not so, at least according to the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency. The Bay State is considering expanding its deposit law to a wider range of containers, but critics have argued that doing so would increase consumer […]
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Families from Naples, Scarborough injured in two-car wreck in Stadish
STANDISH, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say several children were among six people taken to the hospital with abrasions and bruises after a pickup broadsided an SUV. The accident happened Sunday near Sebago Lake, at the intersection of Route 114 and Harmon’s Beach Road. Police say the pickup was driven by Randy Baldwin, of […]
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Special Road Trip: The movies — How to connect with Mel Gibson, Betty White, Paul Newman, Lana Turner, Leonardo Dicaprio, Kevin Costner and Denzel Washington without leaving Maine.
Action! Despite its distance from Hollywood — and general lack of glitz — Maine has a strong connection with the movies. With far more bears than paparazzi, the state has still courted some of the biggest stars in some equally big films . . . and some, well, less-than-big films. We do serious. Just a […]
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Maine indeed a land of lakes
As a rule, Maine sportsmen enjoy challenging one another with trivia questions about the Great Outdoors. How high is Mt. Katahdin? Who invented the popular gray ghost streamer fly? What are two other names for a larch tree? The potential questions go on and on. On my Sunday night radio program, “Maine Outdoors” ( 7 […]