AUGUSTA — A Scarborough couple who sold weight-loss supplements have agreed to stop selling their products following legal actions by Maine’s attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission that alleged the couple engaged in misleading advertising and billed consumers with automatic charges that were “very difficult for customers to cancel.” AF Plus, a company owned […]
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Think tank ‘oinks’ at government spending
AUGUSTA — A conservative think tank rolled out its latest report on state government largess, leveling criticism at both Republicans and Democrats in its “Maine Piglet Book” on Thursday. The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s report, released at a State House news conference, notes that spending in the office of Republican Gov. Paul LePage shot up […]
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Mills to speak at Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum on Thursday, Jan. 21, will feature Maine Attorney General Janet Mills with a lecture titled “A Week in the Life of a Maine Attorney General.” The program runs from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. Mills is serving her third term as attorney […]
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LePage to announce new L/A-Portland bus service
AUGUSTA — Just two days after the Auburn City Council voted 6-0 to contribute $50,000 to a $500,000 passenger rail development plan for Lewiston-Auburn, Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte are set to announce a new bus service for the Twin Cities. LePage and LaBonte, who is also director of LePage’s office […]
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Failed Maine DHHS lawsuit costs taxpayers $108,000
AUGUSTA — A failed federal lawsuit and subsequent appeal by the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage that was turned down by the U.S. Supreme Court has cost Maine taxpayers $108,000 in legal fees paid to a law firm outside state government. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services released the legal costs paid […]
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Laurel Mills launches latest book of poetry
WILTON — Wilton Academy graduate Laurel Lothrop Mills launched her fifth book of poetry this month filled with love for her daughter, Beth. Mills is a 1964 graduate of Wilton Academy and a retired English senior lecturer at the University of Wisconsin at Fox Valley. She now devotes her talents to writing. Along with the […]
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Attorney General: Fatal drug overdoses continue to rise in Maine
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said overdose deaths related to illegal drugs, including heroin and fentanyl, continue to climb. Since January, 105 people have died from an overdose in Maine, according to a release issued by Mills’ office. “These numbers are terribly distressing,” Mills said. “The first six months of 2015 show that […]
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Sun Journal wins NENPA awards
BOSTON — The Sun Journal accepted four first-place honors and four additional top awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association for writing and illustration Saturday, signifying the best writing among all newspapers in New England. Staff Writer Lindsay Tice accepted the awards for the newspaper, including a first-place award for government reporting for […]
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Mills, Sun Journal sports department collect awards
ORLANDO — The Sun Journal sports department and sports reporter Kevin Mills are among the winners this week in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors contest. Mills, who has been with the Sun Journal for 23 years, earned a top-10 award in project reporting for his series of stories on the evolution of soccer at […]
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Lewiston attorney makes case against LePage asking for lawyers
LEWISTON — A local attorney and law professor is making a case against Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s use of private attorneys when Maine’s attorney general refuses to represent the state. LePage has asked a state’s highest court to determine if he should be allowed to hire attorneys in those situations. Under the state’s constitution and […]