LEWISTON — Pauline V. (Thibodeau) Harvey died peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 2, at the age of 103. Pauline was born in Van Buren on June 15, 1915, but lived most of her adult life in the Lewiston-Auburn area, and finally in Auburn. Pauline was predeceased in 1991 by her beloved husband, William T. Harvey, two […]
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Adventure Camp fun in Rumford
Children at the weeklong Adventure Camp at the Greater Rumford Community Center enjoy gymnastics Monday. From left are Jazmyne Peare and Sadie Veilleux on the tumble track and Jaycie Holmquist on the parallel bars. Director Louanne Thibodeau said other activities include basketball, dodgeball, painting, watching movies and walking to the library, the park and Hosmer Field. (Marianne […]
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Allan N. Thibodeau
LISBON — Allan N. “Tibby” Thibodeau, 73, of Lisbon died Sunday, Feb. 26, with his family by his side. He was born Nov. 4, 1943, the son of Paul J. and Irene Gamache Thibodeau. He attended schools in Durham and Auburn and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1961. During high school, he worked […]
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Kelly Thiboudeau
1961 – 2016 SCARBOROUGH — Kelly Thibodeau of Freeport passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 25, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, due to complications from chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer two years earlier. Kelly was born in Rumford on Aug. 31, 1961, to late Lee and Virginia (Smith) Hutchins, the same day her late sister, […]
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State Sen. Mike Thibodeau looks to cap Maine electric rates
AUGUSTA — An effort to cap electric rates in Maine at 10 cents a kilowatt hour or less will be voted on by the Legislature’s Energy Committee on Tuesday. But the bill, LD 1339, authored by Senate President Michael Thibodeau, R-Winterport, also calls for the suspension of the state’s renewable energy portfolio requirements if suppliers […]
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Maine budget in full stall as lawmakers grapple for compromise
On Thursday, LePage again turned up the heat by going public about his displeasure with the state Senate’s Republican majority leadership. During an hourlong radio chat Thursday morning, LePage blasted Senate Republicans, again accusing them of siding with House Democrats in stymieing his efforts to lower and eventually eliminate Maine’s income tax. “The conflict is this,” […]
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GOP House leader vows to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for income tax cuts in Maine budget
AUGUSTA — House Republicans have entrenched themselves against the rest of the Legislature — including their fellow GOP Senators — and are vowing to fight a state budget being crafted in the Legislature because it doesn’t include income tax cuts or welfare reforms favored by Gov. Paul LePage. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans said they have forged […]
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Selectmen appoint panel to study needs of the fire station
LIVERMORE FALLS — Following a 30-minute tour of the Livermore Falls Fire Station on Tuesday evening, May 19, the Board of Selectmen appointed a 10-person committee to study the needs of the Fire Department. “The committee will begin as quickly as possible so we can proceed ASAP,” Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Louise Chabot said. “We […]
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GOP plan offers $380 million in income tax relief; Democrats question how it will be paid for
AUGUSTA — Republican leaders in the Maine Legislature on Friday made official their proposal for the state’s next two-year budget that includes an income-tax cut they say will save Mainers $380 million. Parts of the proposal, first leaked Thursday, shows a plan that diverges significantly from what Republican Gov. Paul LePage had asked for in his […]
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Lewiston lawmaker wants to limit cash withdrawals of welfare benefits
LEWISTON — A Lewiston Democrat is offering a bill that would limit the amount of cash welfare recipients could withdraw on state-issued electronic benefit transfer cards to 25 percent of their monthly benefit amount. The bill, LD 1097, proposed by state Sen. Nate Libby, also would restrict the use of Maine-issued EBT cards to Maine […]