AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed two more bills, one dealing with a wood smoke study and the other calling for department reporting. One of the bills vetoed Thursday calls for a study by state health officials into the effects of wood smoke. LePage questions spending state money for the report and the impact […]
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Lawyer: Man deserves new trial
ALFRED — The attorney for a New Hampshire man convicted in Maine of killing his former fiancée says his client deserves a new trial because police didn’t pursue evidence that might have cast doubt on his guilt. The Journal Tribune reported that Dan Lilley told a Maine judge Wednesday that a pre-trial case worker told […]
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Alcohol Mary Road withstands a challenge
We applaud Greenwood selectmen for unanimously voting Tuesday not to change the name of Alcohol Mary Road. A family that once lived on the road, but had since moved, said they still receive calls from people asking whether the road was named after their grandmother. It was not. Current residents said they were proud of […]
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Portland OKs tax break for project
PORTLAND (AP) — A major development project for Portland’s Thompson Point is going to get a 30-year, $31 million tax break from the Maine city. And the city is planning to use 25 percent of the money it will receive from the development, an estimated $6.6 million, for transit projects. The City Council voted early […]
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OOB may charge for rest rooms
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Officials in Maine’s Old Orchard Beach are considering charging people who need to use the ocean-side community’s three public restrooms. The Town Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposed 25- or 50-cent fee to use the facilities on Milliken Street, West Grand Avenue and in Memorial Park. Town Manager […]
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City schools seek truancy drop
AUGUSTA — Officials say the truancy rate in the schools in Maine’s capital city dropped by about 36 percent in the just-ending school year. Officials say the effort to curtail truancy in Augusta schools was aided by creating a position to work with parents and students to keep students in school and, when all else […]
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Maine holds off on bond package
AUGUSTA — This year’s legislative session is notable for something Maine lawmakers didn’t do — send a bond package to voters. Lawmakers submitted 29 bills seeking bonds for a range of projects including railroads, clean water and sewer upgrades, energy efficiency and roads and bridges during the session that’s winding down. But a decision was […]
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Teenage girl killed in crash
SOUTH THOMASTON — Maine State Police say excess speed is the likely cause of a car crash that killed a 17-year-old girl from Owls Head. Police say Aleisha Sonksen died after the small sports car she was riding in went out of control on Route 73 just before midnight Monday and overturned several times. The […]
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Vandals damage Big Squaw resort
BIG MOOSE TOWNSHIP — Vandals have caused thousands of dollars of damage to the Big Squaw Mountain Resort ski area in western Maine. Guy Dow of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department said the culprits smashed television sets, tossed chairs through plate glass windows and chopped doors with axes sometime over Memorial Day weekend. They also […]
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Church to sell bishop’s mansion
PORTLAND — The home of Maine’s Roman Catholic bishop is going on the market. The Portland Catholic Diocese announced Tuesday that it’s selling Bishop Richard Malone’s mansion, which is located on the Western Promenade in Portland. The home has been owned by the church for about 80 years. According to Portland records, the house was […]