In 1812, an earthquake devastated Caracas, Venezuela, causing an estimated 26,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1827, composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna. In 1874, poet Robert Frost was born in San Francisco. In 1892, poet Walt Whitman died in Camden, New Jersey. In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first […]
March 2018
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My ex-wife and I were married for 29 years. Then she had an affair with a coworker’s husband. Now that we’re divorced, she thinks we should be the best of friends! If she has car, money or any other type of problems, she thinks I should help her. In the divorce, I kept […]
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TRI-STATE LOTTERIES
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Pharmaceutical, casino groups top lobbyist spending
AUGUSTA Pharmaceutical companies, marijuana and casino groups and the state’s largest utility are among the top spenders on lobbying as Maine’s legislative session wraps up. Maine lawmakers still have to make decisions on bills to allow recreational marijuana sales, address solar rules, increase transparency of prescription costs and allow tribal gaming. This year’s legislation session […]
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Federal heating aid program saved, expanded in Trump budget
A federal heating aid program for low-income residents has survived another attempt by President Donald Trump to kill it. The $1.3 trillion spending bill signed by Trump on Friday includes $3.64 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The energy assistance funding includes an extra $250 million, the first increase in five years. […]
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Robin S. Lyn
Robin Serena Lyn passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 18, 2018 in Lewiston, Maine. She was the daughter of Charles W. and Jean P. Clark, and was born on June 11, 1955. Robin lived a life of love, adventure and compassion. She grew up on the family farm in Brunswick, Maine and graduated […]
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Endangered status of Atlantic sturgeon up for review
PORTLAND (AP) — Federal fishing regulators say they are conducting a fiveyear review of threatened and endangered populations of Atlantic sturgeon. Populations of sturgeon are listed as threatened in the Gulf of Maine and endangered in New York Bight, the Chesapeake Bay and off the Carolinas and South Atlantic. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration […]