AUBURN — Several weeks ago, Matt Leonard took a call from a newly retired colonel who’d moved to Maine because he and his wife had vacationed here and loved the state. He had 30 years in the Air Force, three master’s degrees and zero job prospects — he’d applied, but no one was calling him back. […]
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King backs bill to expedite vets' appeals to Veterans Affairs
PORTLAND — A group of senators including Maine’s Sen. Angus King wants to overhaul the way the federal Department of Veterans Affairs handles appeals. King, an independent, is joining Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Jon Tester of Montana on the legislation. The senators say more than 450,000 appeals are pending before the VA […]
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Peru teen growing flowers for veterans' graves
Katelyn “Kit-Kat” Carlow of Peru plants flower seeds with her grandfather, David Gammon, of Peru. Her goal is to plant flowers on veterans’ graves in cemeteries for Memorial Day. MEXICO — Katelyn “Kit-Kat” Carlow of Peru is raising flowers to put on veterans’ graves for Memorial Day. The 17-year-old said that as long as she can […]
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Society seeks World War I information JAY — As the country marks the 100th anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I, the Jay Historical Society wishes to honor all those who served. The society suspects that many local families in the area have knowledge of ancestors whose efforts, in the service or on the homefront, […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin to join House Committee on Veterans Affairs
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District announced Monday that he’ll join the committee overseeing the Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s an agency of outsized importance in Maine: The second-term Republican represents a congressional district that was projected in 2015 to be one of only 63 with 65,000 or more veterans — the most […]
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Mason retains Senate positions
AUGUSTA — In addition to retaining his position as Senate majority leader in his fourth term, Lisbon Falls Republican Garrett Mason will serve once again as co-chairman of the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. Mason’s work on the panel during the last legislative session “was especially noteworthy, and I have no doubt he will be […]
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Day of pampering offered to women veterans
RUMFORD — Women who have served or are serving in the military will be honored and pampered by Napoleon Ouellette American Legion Post 24 on Saturday, Nov. 19. The event begins at 9:30 a.m at the American Legion hall at 184 Congress St. It’s the fourth time Post 24 has held the event. Joy Bordeau, […]
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AFL-CIO annual picnic is Monday
LEWISTON — The Western Maine Labor Council will host a free public Labor Day barbecue from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 567 Union Hall, 238 Goddard Road. Workers, families, friends and community members are invited to celebrate working people and their accomplishments and to enjoy an […]
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Rep. Chellie Pingree pushes for Congress to approve VA leases
AUGUSTA — Rep. Chellie Pingree is pushing for the federal government to speed up the approval of leases at veterans’ health care facilities in Portland and around the country. Pingree, a Democrat, says leases at veterans’ facilities in Portland and 17 other sites in the U.S. need Congressional approval. The Portland lease is necessary to […]