The abrupt closure of Lewiston and Bath appliance retailer Gediman’s has left some customers in the lurch, but there are a few things the aggrieved can do to get what they are owed. The customers in the best situation are those who paid by credit card. Martha Currier, manager of the Consumer Protection Division at […]
October 2014
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Talk of more casinos has existing gambling hubs concerned
BANGOR A recent report released by a gambling management and advisory firm about the potential for more Maine casinos has excited state legislators. But the state’s two existing casinos and local governments invested in their success or failure expect to push back, arguing further casino development could stifle or quash the fledgling industry. Last month, […]
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Police arrest trucker after crash, damage
OAKFIELD (AP) — Maine state police are charging a truck driver with aggravated criminal mischief after the trailer he was driving severed a utility pole and ripped an attached garage away from a house. An Emera Maine spokeswoman says the crash knocked out power to nearly 2,900 households. Power was restored hours later. Police say […]
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Jay’s police chief dies of cancer
JAY (AP) — The town of Jay is in mourning following the death of police Chief Larry White Sr. The department announced on its Facebook page that White died Sunday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. The 61-year-old White had been on medical leave since February. White started working in Jay in 1987 and […]
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Colby College to honor James Risen
WATERVILLE (AP) — A New York Times reporter is in Maine to receive the Lovejoy Award. James Risen is being honored Sunday for courageous journalism for facing down the prospect of jail by refusing to reveal a CIA source of classified information. The award is named for a Colby graduate who died in 1837 while […]
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Options to be set for elver fishery
PORTLAND (AP) — Federal regulators will meet to propose options for Maine’s forthcoming baby eel season. A spokeswoman says the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s American Eel Working Group will craft the options today. A management board’s vote on the recommendations could happen at an Oct. 27 meeting. Federal officials have said the rules for […]
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Portland living facility gets $2M from HUD
PORTLAND (AP) — The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development is giving more than $2 million to a Portland independent living facility owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. The diocese says HUD is giving the Deering Pavilion facility $2,049,655 for renovations. The 200-unit facility houses people 62 years of age and older […]
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U.S. Sen. Angus King traveling to India
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Sen. Angus King is heading to India this week to meet with senior defense and foreign affairs officials and members of Parliament. The independent senator’s visit to the country follows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the U.S. last week. King will be joined by Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine. […]
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Just Think …
The September unemployment numbers came out Friday, and it turns out we are down to 5.9 percent unemployment nationally. The Maine numbers will probably be less rosy, as Maine goes, especially with a couple of large employers shutting down. Nationally, the country added 248,000 jobs in September. This is, incidentally, the last jobs report before […]