AUGUSTA The lawyer for Gov. Paul LePage is calling on the court to dismiss a lawsuit House Speaker Mark Eves filed against the governor, saying the dispute may only be resolved by voters, not the courts. Eves’ lawsuit accuses the Republican governor of violating the rights of the Democratic speaker by pressuring a charter school […]
2016
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Authorities probe lobster theft
AUGUSTA (AP) — Authorities are investigating a case in which someone illegally hauled 200 lobster traps from the Gulf of Maine and stole the lobsters. A spokesman says the Maine Marine Patrol found that someone other than the registered license holders hauled the traps and took the lobsters near Jeffreys Ledge, about 30 miles off […]
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Bill to get food to hungry Mainers
AUGUSTA (AP) — The top Democrat in the Maine Senate says passage of a bill is needed to improve administration of federal rules so the state’s hungry children and seniors can get access to food. Sen. Justin Alfond of Portland says the goal of his bill is to simplify the administration of the federal Child […]
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Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee is holding a work session on the bill on March 1.
Navy wants funding for PNSY barracks KITTERY (AP) — The U.S. Navy has requested $17.8 million to build new barracks on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard after the base’s prior housing was deemed substandard and eventually closed last year. The Portsmouth Herald reports the funding for the new living quarters would be for the 2017 fiscal […]
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Get Real, All You Angry Trump Voters
Everyone talks about “ The Anger.” The reason Donald Trump is getting so much support from primary voters, the pundits tell us, is because of “The Anger.” It’s true that many voters are hopping mad that nothing ever gets done in Washington. Voters, especially the most conservative ones, are sick and tired of people who […]
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More On The Brunswick Naval Museum
It was a pleasure to read Jonathan Crimmins’ excellent commentary about the Brunswick Naval Museum in Feb. 24’s Times Record. He did a fine job of explaining the importance of the Museum and Memorial Gardens to the Midcoast community. There are a few things that I’d like to add. Currently, the Museum is open from […]
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Looking For Civility? Try Arming Candidates, Audience
Three unrelated news items and a proposal: “Kansas authorities on Friday were investigating the motives of a gunman who killed three people and wounded 14, five critically, during a 26-minute shooting spree that ended when an officer shot the suspect to death at the factory where he worked.” “Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump took offense […]
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Governor Must Release Housing Bond Now
Despite passage months ago, the housing bond funds earmarked for older Mainers in need of affordable housing have yet to be released. Maine State Housing Authority awaits word from Gov. LePage. Meanwhile, older, vulnerable Mainers, many of whom have been kept in limbo for years, continue to wait for a home they can afford. Maine’s […]
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Brunswick Is Missing Out On Programming
I think it is shameful that the Town of Brunswick does not have “over the air” broadcasting for the local station. Many of us do not have cable and will not be getting cable — way too expensive. At least I get some pretty good programming from the Harpswell station. Brunswick is missing out on […]