PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Donald Crisman has more than a half-century of Super Bowl memories behind him, from taking a 24-hour train ride to Super Bowl II to seeing his beloved New England Patriots win in overtime last year. But he says the 52nd Super Bowl featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Patriots on Sunday […]
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Two from central Maine charged with heroin, crack trafficking after turnpike stop
Two Maine residents are facing multiple charges after state police found heroin and crack cocaine in their car on the Maine Turnpike. Trooper Jesse Duda stopped a car for a traffic violation just before midnight Wednesday, police said Friday. The trooper found 51 grams of heroin and 31 grams of crack cocaine in the car, […]
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Maine lawmakers won’t extend moratorium on pot sales, but it’s still not for sale
AUGUSTA — A bill to delay implementation of the Marijuana Legalization Act until the end of the legislative session died Thursday. The bill failed to win even a simple majority in the House, losing 65-81, prompting the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, to declare it dead despite the fact that the Senate didn’t actually […]
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Sen. Susan Collins tells Jackman residents they did the ‘right thing’ in firing town manager
The senator also said that she would no longer endorse state Rep. Larry Lockman, R-Amherst, in future elections when he termed legislation on immigrants as part of the “war on whites.’ JACKMAN — Sen. Susan Collins saluted the town of Jackman and its board of selectmen on Thursday, praising the community for the way it […]
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Maine man charged after allegedly throwing cinder block through windshield of mother’s car
A 20-year-old Detroit man who already was wanted by police in connection with a domestic violence incident in January in Madison was arrested this week after he allegedly threw a cinder block through the windshield of his mother’s car and assaulted his teenage brother. Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said William Smith was out on […]
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Federal tax reform could increase Mainers’ state tax bills
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers are figuring out how to ensure Mainers aren’t hit with a higher state tax bill due to the Republican tax overhaul that President Donald Trump recently signed into law. Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration said Thursday he’ll submit legislation aimed at preventing a state tax hike. The federal policy […]
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Buy a shirt, get pot ‘gift’: Companies exploit law loophole in Maine, other states
BOSTON (AP) — That ordinary bottle of juice delivered to your doorstep will set you back at least $55. But the bag of marijuana that comes with it? On the house. Retail marijuana stores are months away from opening in Massachusetts, but some companies have been quietly operating for more than a year, selling and […]
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Any of Maine’s $250 million in unclaimed property belong to you?
The Office of the State Treasurer in Maine says it has received more than $11 million in unclaimed property in the past year alone – bringing the total value of unclaimed property held by the state to a whopping $249,909,550. The state collects unclaimed property from organizations such as former employers, banks and utility companies. […]
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Pharmacy board raises age for those allowed to buy lifesaving overdose antidote
AUGUSTA – Maine’s Board of Pharmacy on Thursday approved amended rules that would allow pharmacists to dispense the opiate overdose reversal drug naloxone without a prescription but only to individuals age 21 or older. In an apparent compromise struck with Gov. Paul LePage, the board voted early Thursday to increase the age from 18 to […]
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Influenza in Maine: 4 more flu deaths, total 28
AUGUSTA — Four more Mainers died in the past week from influenza, bringing the state’s total flu deaths this season to 28, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Maine Center for Disease Control. There have been no pediatric influenza deaths this season, according to the report. In Maine and across the nation, the influenza […]