Maine’s two senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, split today on a failed and controversial Republican bill. The Senate voted 51-48 to stop a Republican bill that would have allowed insurance companies to opt out of any health requirements they object to on moral grounds, including providing contraception to women. Snowe, a Republican, voted to […]
March 2012
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Portland declares parking ban
The city will tow any cars parked on the street tonight after 10 p.m. Other communities have issued similar bans.
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More candidates jump into Maine’s congressional races
Sen. Olympia Snowe’s retirement has set off a scramble for Maine’s congressional seats. As of 1 p.m., 19 candidates have taken out petitions for the November races.
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New York Yankees to lower payroll
New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner says it’s his goal to lower the team’s payroll to $189 million over the next few years to avoid the luxury tax.
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South Portland neighborhood debates 1-way traffic on Ocean Street
SOUTH PORTLAND — Business owners, their customers and residents of the city’s Knightville neighborhood are weighing the options: Make Ocean Street one-way, or lose coveted angled parking spots. For many businesses, the answer is clear. “I love it,” insurance agent Amy Alward, whose office is located near the drive-in parking spots, said about the one-way […]
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Scarborough man guilty of theft from Legion
ALFRED — A Scarborough man faces up to 10 years in prison after his conviction Wednesday on a Class B theft charge in York County Superior Court. Ryan J. Byther, 36, was found guilty by a jury of stealing $50,000 from American Legion Post 56 of York in 2008, according to a press release from […]
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State offices closing at 1 p.m. today
AUGUSTA – State offices in Franklin, Oxford, Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Sagadahoc, Hancock, Androscoggin and Kennebec counties are closing at 1 p.m. because of the snow storm, according to a news release from the office of Gov. Paul LePage.
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Vermont on the lookout for lynx
Officials want to determine how many endangered lynx live in Vermont, and wildlife officials on snowmobiles are conducting the state’s first-ever survey.
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'Perfect' engagement ring hard to lose for South Portland couple
SOUTH PORTLAND — When Wendyellen Caisse and her fiance, Bob Young, realized that her engagement ring had been lost somewhere in Mill Creek Park, the high school sweethearts assumed it was gone forever. No one, they reasoned, would pick up an antique 2-karat diamond ring and try to return it to its owner. The two […]
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Romney flip-flops on contraception issue, critics say
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday he opposed Senate Republicans’ effort that critics say would limit insurance coverage of birth control, then reversed himself quickly in a second interview saying he misunderstood the question.