About a year ago we wrote about a dramatic and unusual TV ad for the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. You may remember that it featured rail spikes being driven, a locomotive racing across the skyline and a blast furnace turning iron into steel. “The things that make us Americans are the things we make,” said […]
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House votes to change state pesticide rules
AUGUSTA — The Maine House has voted to repeal the state’s pesticide registry, an online system in which residents can request advance notification of the application of pesticides. By an 81-68 vote Thursday afternoon, representatives passed an amended version of the bill. It now faces further House and Senate votes. The amendment directs the state […]
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Ghost hunters facing trespassing charges
ORONO — Police in Maine say four people arrested for trespassing in the late-night hours told them they were hunting for ghosts and had brought along a camera in hopes of documenting paranormal activity. Orono police Officer Wilfred King says two men and two women between 19 and 25 were issued summons shortly after midnight […]
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Maine lawmakers reject new study
AUGUSTA — The Senate on Thursday killed a bill that would have authorized a study into whether government-run health care is feasible in the state, with opponents cautioning against any move toward a new system just days after significant insurance changes were already enacted. The Senate vote was 19-16 on the bill, which updates past […]
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350 attend law enforcementmemorial event
AUGUSTA — Maine is honoring its law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. More than 350 people including Gov. Paul LePage, uniformed police, legislators and civilians attended a memorial service Thursday. The event was moved from the Law Enforcement Officers’ memorial near the State House indoors to the State Armory on […]
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Mother troubled, friends, others say: Judge denies bail for suspect in death of 6-year-old boy
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Even as her son’s image was plastered across TV and computer screens nationwide while authorities worked to identify the little boy found dead along a dirt road in Maine, his mother dutifully called his Texas school daily to report his absence. Julianne McCrery, 42, of Irving, Texas, was ordered held without bail […]
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Dora Anne Mills named as vice president for clinical affairs at University of New England
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England has named Dora Anne Mills, former Maine health director, as its vice president for clinical affairs She will join UNE on Sept. 1. Mills, who was director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention for nearly 15 years, was fired by Gov. Paul LePage from her […]
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Mouse virus discovered in Maine
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine health officials say the first case of a potentially fatal respiratory condition spread by the common house mouse has been diagnosed in the state. Officials say the case reported last month in Somerset County was in a man in his 70s. He is recovering. Officials say hantavirus pulmonary syndrome comes […]
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Insurance law likely vulnerable to people’s veto
There were smiles all around in Augusta on Tuesday, at least on Republican faces, as Gov. Paul LePage signed the controversial health insurance overhaul bill. But the real battle — to convince ordinary Mainers that this reform will improve their lives — has not yet begun and the ultimate outcome is far from certain. At […]
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Blimp makes unexpected landing at Lincoln airport
LINCOLN — A blimp on its maiden voyage has made an unscheduled stop in Lincoln. Lincoln Regional Airport manager David Lloyd said the Hangar 1 Vodka blimp had to land Wednesday afternoon after one of the three pickup trucks that were following it on the ground broke down. He said the blimp itself wasn’t experiencing […]