Maine’s Mike Michaud votes in favor of the bill, while Chellie Pingree opposes it.
2013
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On a roll in D.C.: Gym Dandies represent Maine, Scarborough in inaugural parade
SCARBOROUGH — As Gym Dandies performances go, Jon Cahill said, the inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 21, was the biggest and best. “It was pretty much perfect from start to end,” Cahill, the group’s director, said about the ride his 41 unicyclists took along Pennsylvania Avenue to help celebrate the inauguration of […]
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Brunswick council rushing to make MRRA nominations
LePage expected to appoint 2 board members in early Feb. BRUNSWICK — After learning that Gov. Paul LePage will soon appoint two members to the 11-member board that governs development at Brunswick Landing, the Town Council is hoping to get in its own nominations before the governor makes up his mind. At its Tuesday night […]
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Windham, Falmouth field hockey and soccer moving to Western Maine
The committee had placed both schools in Eastern Maine to better balance the number of teams in both regions.
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U.S. to end ban on females in combat
The ‘monumental’ change, apparently urged by the Joint Chiefs themselves, comes after women showed their abilities in the Iraq and Afghan wars.
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Cape Elizabeth residents donate trail to land trust
CAPE ELIZABETH — Following the recent purchase of Robinson Wood II, the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust has secured an easement for a trail connecting to the town’s 7.5-mile greenbelt. The new trail, donated by owners Kirk and Nancy St. John Pond, is only about 1,000 feet long, but it’s an important connector to the cross-town trail, […]
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Vt. report finds no smart meter radiation danger
The report finds that the highest radio frequency field at just over three feet from a meter is 3.9 percent of the FCC’s limit.
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Judge wants more time to discuss removing couple from Bath house
BATH — The residents of a house deemed unsafe by the city, who face possible removal from their home, are due to return to court Feb. 11. After a brief hearing Jan. 17 at West Bath District Court Jan. 17, Judge John David Kennedy said he wanted more time to discuss the case than had […]
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Maine-N.H. bridge stuck open, bitter cold may be to blame
A spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation said crews hoped to have the Sarah Mildred Long bridge return to operation between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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Back to work for Dill, the Democrat who lost to Sen. King
Cynthia Dill lands a job with a Portland law firm, Troubh Heisler.