PORTLAND — The Social Security Administration says some Social Security checks destined for people in Portland have been lost in the mail. Spokesman Roberto Medina tells WMTW-TV that an unknown number of checks scheduled for delivery last Friday were never delivered, even though they were mailed in time. He says the agency is working with […]
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Maine last to have Gold Star plates
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill authorizing Gold Star Family license plates, making Maine the final state to do so. LePage said Tuesday that the measure honoring Maine military members who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice is “long overdue.” Several family members of fallen military personnel joined the bill’s sponsor Republican Rep. Bradley […]
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Portland sells land to developer
PORTLAND — Portland’s City Council has agreed to sell 3.25 acres of city-owned property in the up-and-coming Bayside neighborhood to a real estate investment company. The Federated Cos. will pay nearly $2.3 million for the land with the aim of developing retail space, housing, offices and a large parking lot along Somerset Street. The Portland […]
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EMMC job cuts will save money
BANGOR — The Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor is cutting jobs as a way to save money. Hospital President Deborah Carey Johnson wouldn’t say how many jobs are being cut. But the nurses union says 14 nursing jobs are being targeted. Some of the areas affected by the job cuts at the 400-bed hospital […]
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LePage: Let voters decide casino issues
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage threatened Tuesday to veto two gambling bills working their way through the Legislature if they wind up on his desk, saying voters, not lawmakers, should have the final say on the matter. Both citizen-initiated bills have received favorable votes so far, setting the stage for possible if not likely legislative […]
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Acting Director Peter Mills making changes at Maine Turnpike Authority
PORTLAND — Less than three months on the job as acting executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, Peter Mills has taken corporate credit cards away from most employees, changed the bidding process on contracts and implemented restrictions on employee travel. But Mills says more can be done to make the agency that oversees the […]
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We don’t need more money to select governor
When the people speak, they have the final word. That’s why the Maine Legislature has been wary of repealing or significantly altering laws approved by Maine’s voters in statewide referendums. This Legislature, however, is on the verge of approving a measure that would give a significant advantage to the current governor in raising money for […]
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Planning Board OKs wind plan
CLIFTON — The Planning Board in Clifton is saying yes to a proposal to install five wind turbines on Pisgah Mountain. The planning board’s approval clears the way for the developers of the proposed project to seek additional state permits. The Bangor Daily News says that Paul Fuller of Bangor and Pisgah Mountain partners wants […]
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40th anniversary of boy’s disappearance
PORTLAND — The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is again asking the public for help in the case of a 3-year-old boy who vanished from outside his southern Maine home decades ago. Officials say Douglas Chapman, of Alfred, disappeared 40 years ago Thursday from a sandbox in front of his family’s home in […]
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Extradition waived in murder
BANGOR — A South Dakota man charged in the death of a homeless man whose body was found engulfed in flames under a Bangor bridge five years ago is being returned to Maine to face trial. Assistant Attorney General Andrew Benson says 25-year-old Kenneth Jon Bruning of Rapid City, S.D., has waived extradition on a […]