Also on Tuesday, the president-elect offers Republican presidential rival Ben Carson the job of heading the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
November 2016
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Brunswick-based hunger program grows to meet demand
BRUNSWICK — The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program recently completed a $650,000 expansion that will allow the agency to better keep up with increasing demand for services. Executive Director Karen Parker said the agency has seen an 80 percent rise in visits to its food pantry since 2003, and a 40 percent increase in hot meals served […]
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Trump lays out agenda for first 100 days: trade, regulation, lobbyists
The president-elect has released a YouTube video in which he outlined his policy goals for his first 100 days in office.
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Maine DOT warns of lane closures around Bath viaduct
BATH — With the old viaduct completely demolished and construction of a replacement in progress, the Maine Department of Transportation issued a traffic advisory last week explaining the impact on traffic over the coming months. Motorists can expect lane closures each day through April, except for eastbound travel from 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and […]
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Harpswell Town Meeting to be held March 11
HARPSWELL — The 2017 annual Town Meeting will take place Saturday, March 11, in the Harpswell Community School Gymnasium. March Town Meeting is the only opportunity residents have to adopt local legislative measures. Selectmen confired the date at their Nov. 17 meeting.
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Topsham may tackle marijuana moratorium at Town Meeting
TOPSHAM — A moratorium on the production and sale of marijuana could go to Town Meeting next May. The freeze on retail marijuana sales, which the Board of Selectmen discussed at its Nov. 17 meeting, would follow the narrow passage Nov. 8 of a statewide referendum to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana as an agricultural product. […]
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Much-debated Falmouth restaurant nears completion
FALMOUTH — After roughly two years of meetings with the Town Council and Planning Board, backlash from neighbors, and a handful of revisions, Rivalries sports bar and restaurant is set to open next month off U.S. Route 1. Lance Meader of Falmouth, who owns the Portland-based business, said on Monday there haven’t been any major delays recently, […]
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Madam speaker: Gideon prepares to work without LePage
FREEPORT — One of Gov. Paul LePage’s wishes is unlikely to be realized after state Rep. Sara Gideon became the Democratic nominee for speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Gideon, 44, was nominated by House Democrats Nov. 18, and is expected to be elected by the full House Dec. 7, since Democrats in the chamber […]
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Bath Iron Works president to leave shipyard at year's end
BATH — Bath Iron Works will greet the new year with a new president, parent company General Dynamics announced Monday. Fred Harris, president of BIW and General Dynamics NASSCO, which is based in San Diego, will retire after three years in the position. Dirk Lesko, who has served as vice president of surface combatants and […]
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After abruptly canceling, Trump will meet with N.Y. Times after all
The president-elect’s last-minute cancellation of a meeting with reporters and columnists was announced in a tweet in which he complained of ‘not nice’ treatment from the newspaper.