1923 – 2015 WASHOUGAL, Wash. — Helen I. Shaw, 91, peacefully passed away at her home in Washougal, Wash., on Monday, April 6. She was born on Sept. 14, 1923, in Mount Holly Springs, Pa., to Charles E. and Hazel Ilgenfritz. A former resident of Maine, Helen worked in customer service in the health care […]
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Richard W. Ham
1924 – 2015 AUBURN — Richard W. Ham, 91, of Auburn, died on Friday, May 8, at Clover Manor. He was born on Feb. 19, 1924, in Harrisburg, Pa., and was adopted by the late William F. and Suzanne (Mulford) Ham. He attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and summered in Turner. He went […]
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LePage heads to Washington to testify on federal energy policy
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is en route to Washington, D.C, where he’ll testify Wednesday before to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on energy and power. The hearing, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Kentucky, will focus on Republican-backed proposals to expedite the interstate natural gas pipeline permitting process and streamline hydropower licensing and […]
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Collins supports federal bill to help homeless youth
An Auburn woman joined iconic 1980s pop singer Cyndi Lauper, among others, Wednesday to testify before a congressional committee in Washington, D.C., on the issue of youth homelessness in the United States. Brittany Dixon spoke to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee about her experience with homelessness in Maine, urging lawmakers to support […]
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Video: Helicopter pilot arrested after landing on U.S. Capitol lawn
WASHINGTON — Police arrested a man who steered his tiny, one-person helicopter onto the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, surprising spring tourists and prompting a temporary lockdown of the Capitol Visitor Center. Capitol Police didn’t immediately identify the pilot or comment on his motive, but a Florida postal carrier named Doug Hughes took […]
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Helen I. Shaw
1923 – 2015 WASHOUGAL, Wash. — Helen I. Shaw peacefully passed away at her home in Washougal on Monday, April 6. Helen was 91 years old. She was born on Sept. 14, 1923, in Mount Holly Springs, Pa., to Charles E. and Hazel Ilgenfritz. A former resident of Maine, Helen worked in customer service in the […]
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National symbol spotted nesting in Washington
WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly 70 years, the U.S. National Arboretum has a bald eagle that has laid eggs in a nest on part of its 400-plus acres in Northeast Washington. Officials at the arboretum said Friday that although they are not exactly sure how many eggs are in the nest, they […]
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Collins and King offer bill to lower taxes on craft brewers
In an effort to help America’s craft beer makers, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has authored a bill that would reduce federal production taxes paid by companies that brew relatively small batches of beer. The bill, dubbed the Small BREW Act of 2015, is being co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine. It aims to […]
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King, Pingree urge federal government to buy more Maine blueberries
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Angus King and Maine’s 1st District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree are urging the federal government to purchase more of their state’s blueberry crop. The lawmakers have written to the U.S. Department of Agriculture asking the department to buy 18 million pounds of frozen Maine wild blueberries to use in school lunch and […]
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Truck-safety advocate criticizes Collins on budget fix additions
LEWISTON — The founder of Parents Against Tired Truckers said provisions that Sen. Susan Collins wants to add to a federal budget bill would “jeopardize the safety of everyone.” Daphne Izer of Lisbon, whose teenage son was killed by a trucker who fell asleep at the wheel in October 1993, said relaxing rest standards for […]