WILTON (AP) — In Maine, a hunter can shoot a bear while it’s nose-deep in a barrel of doughnuts, after it’s been chased up a tree with dogs, or when it’s snared in a cable trap — but that could change in days, and hunters and animal rights advocates around the country are watching. Bears […]
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Posted inLocal Sports
Presenting a logical argument against the Bear referendum
For months now, outdoor writers and sportsmen organizations have penned a lot of compelling arguments against the bear referendum. It has been said that these efforts being made in a sporting publication or on the outdoor page of a newspaper are akin to “preaching to the choir.” That may be so. As one of those […]
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Mexico selectmen tasks Planning Board with amending referendum ordinance
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to approach the Planning Board about amending the town’s referendum town meeting ordinance to split the Public Safety budget into separate Police and Fire Department budgets. The issue was brought up after fire Chief Gary Wentzell said that some of the people in his department […]
Posted inLocal & State
Humane Society CEO goes door to door in Bangor to solicit support to ban ‘inhumane, unsporting bear hunting practices’
BANGOR — The heated debate over whether to ban baiting, trapping and hounding in Maine brought the head of the nation’s largest organization dedicated to the protection of animals to Bangor on Saturday. Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, went door to door in a Bangor neighborhood with […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Public hearing on Andover withdrawal vote scheduled for Sept. 9
ANDOVER — A public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Town Hall to discuss the withdrawal agreement between SAD 44 and the town, Andover Withdrawal Committee Chairwoman Paula Lee said. The hearing will take place before the selectmen meeting and give residents the opportunity to ask questions about the agreement […]
Posted inLetters
J. Mentink: State’s greatness diminished
In November, voting Mainers will have an opportunity to right a terrible wrong that has been permitted in the state for too long. Bear “hunting” has become anything but. With Maine’s baiting, trapping and hounding, the sport has become a lazy pastime. Put a barrel of doughnuts out, slap your name on a blind and […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway woman to circle petition to ban fireworks
NORWAY — A local woman announced at Thursday evening’s selectmen meeting that she intends to circulate a petition to force a vote banning fireworks displays in town. Nancy Hohmann said she will ask residents to ban fireworks outright rather than restrict their use. Hohmann, who submitted a letter urging the town to enact a ban, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Voters approve nine articles in referendum
MECHANIC FALLS — Voters approved all nine of the articles set before them in Tuesday’s referendum on the town’s municipal budget for the fiscal year that began July 1. The nine articles passed by comfortable margins, ranging from 77-44 for articles funding legal services, a health officer and the pensions and insurances budget to 67-54 […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Pot legalization advocates turn in petitions for referendum in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Marijuana advocates turned in 1,521 petition signatures seeking a legalization referendum in South Portland on Monday, marking a key milestone in what may be the Maine effort’s toughest battle yet. While the Marijuana Policy Project and its coalition of supporters faced little in the way of outspoken resistance while campaigning for a […]
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Maine DIF&W says bear baiting, trapping necessary to control population
With the referendum to ban bear baiting, trapping and hounding planned for the Nov. 4 ballot, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is trying to educate the public about the state’s current bear management program and bear hunting practices. In a press release on Wednesday, the department said that the bear harvest will […]