WISCASSET — Strawberries are ripening in the fields, soon to be transformed into the luscious shortcakes piled high with real whipped cream, as well as chocolate dipped berries, jam, and ice cream cones, that have come to be expected from the crew at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. The event will take place […]
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Fortnight for Freedom to be celebrated
PORTLAND — The Diocese of Portland will celebrate the fourth annual nationwide Fortnight for Freedom from June 21 to July 4, a time when the liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power: St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, St. John the Baptist, […]
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Bill to limit ‘puppy mill’ sales sent to LePage
AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Paul LePage’s desk that would prohibit new pet shops in Maine from selling dogs and cats born in out-of-state breeding operations. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 21-14 to give the bill final approval on Thursday. Under the bill, new pet shops would only be able to […]
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Conviction of court employee upheld
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s highest court is upholding a judgment against a former court employee who was convicted of theft and tampering with public records. A judge found Danielle Beckwith guilty last year. She worked as a supervisor at a transcript production office at Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor when she was accused of attempted […]
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Bill to fix typo in law sent to LePage
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that would fix a typo in a 2013 law that caused regulators to cut funding for energy efficiency programs. The bill was sent to Gov. Paul LePage’s desk on Thursday. The Republican has threatened to veto it unless it included other provisions he […]
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House, Senate override vetoes
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine House has voted to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would shield information about materials carried by trains from public view. The House voted 146-1 to overturn the LePage’s veto of Democratic Rep. Mike Shaw’s bill on Thursday. It would create an additional Freedom of Access Act […]
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Rules for household chemicals approved
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho is signing off on a ruling to elevate certain kinds of household chemicals to priority status. Aho’s approval elevates four phthalates from “high concern” to “priority chemical” status in Maine. A spokesman says the Office of the Maine Attorney General now has 30 days […]
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AG: Officers justified in killing ill man
CHESTER (AP) — Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills says three Maine state troopers reasonably believed they faced imminent deadly force when they shot and killed a man during a Chester standoff. Sgt. Nicholas Grass, Sgt. Donald Shead, and Det. Greg Mitchell fatally shot 35-yearold Shad Gerken of Woodville in September after an hours-long standoff […]
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DSF seeking smelt survey volunteers
MACHIAS (AP) — The Downeast Salmon Federation is training volunteers to help survey the rainbow smelt populations in Downeast Maine. The group is holding training sessions for volunteers in Machias on Thursday and Pembroke today. The group says the survey is a “massive data collection effort” to learn more about the smelt population status in […]
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Murder defendant declared competent
ALFRED (AP) — A murder trial is underway now that a Maine man charged with killing his grandmother and setting fire to her home has been declared competent to stand trial. Assistant Attorney General Leanne Zainea told jurors Thursday that Derek Poulin beat 61-year-old Patricia Noel with a golf club and stabbed her dozens of […]