The Maine House gave final approval Tuesday to the “Substandard Rural Housing Guarantee Act of 2011.” That’s as good a name as any for LD 1416, which removes the word “Uniform” from what had been Maine’s Uniform Building and Energy Code. Adopted just last year, Maine now rejoins the ranks of 10 backward states where […]
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COA names new president
BAR HARBOR — Maine’s College of the Atlantic has named a 1992 graduate to be its next president. The Bar Harbor school says 41-year-old Darron Collins will be the first alumnus to be president when he assumes the position July 15. He replaces David Hales, who stepped down in December after five years at the […]
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Sex assault suspect sought
BOOTHBAY — Maine authorities are looking for a Boothbay man accused of sexually assaulting two teenaged girls. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department says 35-year-old Kenneth Dobson is wanted on charges of gross sexual assault and violating conditions of release. Lt. Michael Murphy told the Portland Press Herald that the charges are related to an incident […]
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Bushmaster plant to get second life
WINDHAM — The Maine gun plant that produced the semiautomatic rifle used by the Beltway snipers is getting a second life under new ownership. Windham Weaponry is reopening in the former Bushmaster plant in Windham and will begin production in July, employing roughly half of Bushmaster’s 73 former workers. An investor group that’s reopening the […]
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Veto of liquor law study bill upheld
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill to transfer administration of Maine’s liquor laws will stand. The Maine House on Tuesday voted 67-75 to override the governor’s veto. The 67 votes fell far short of the two-thirds needed to override the veto and keep the bill alive. The bill sought a report examining […]
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Pesticide use bill signed into law
AUGUSTA — A day after signing a bill that streamlines state regulations, Maine Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill into law eliminating redundant notifications related to pesticide applications. The measure repeals a 2009 law requiring pesticide applicators to provide advance notice of aerial pesticide applications to those who listed their property on a public […]
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Maine needs renewables now more than ever
Thursday was a record-breaking scorcher in much of the Northeast, and ozone danger warnings were issued for southern Maine. Oil prices shot up Wednesday as oil-producing countries failed to agree on increasing production targets. Doctors warned, meanwhile, that asthma rates in the U.S. are soaring. All this as Maine’s governor and Legislature move toward repealing […]
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Firefighters battle blaze in fuel tank
SEARSPORT — Maine fire investigators are going to be looking for the cause of a fire that burned the inside of a heating oil tank at the Irving Oil Terminal in Searsport. The fire was reported about 4 p.m. Monday. Irving spokeswoman Carolyn VanDerveen says the rubber seal surrounding the internal floating roof caught fire. […]
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Police: Drunk burglar fell asleep
AUGUSTA — Police in Maine say a 34-year-old man is facing charges he broke into an Augusta restaurant, raided the bar and then fell asleep in the basement. Police say Wyatt Daril Wilson was charged with burglary, criminal mischief and theft after police roused him from sleep inside Lisa’s Restaurant on Monday morning. Police say […]