ORONO (AP) — Officials say students and staff escaped unharmed from a Maine high school bus that caught fire leaving the University of Maine. Orono Fire Capt. Joel Sides says the bus was carrying Hermon High School students and staff members, and passers-by were attempting to extinguish the flames by the time first responders arrived […]
March 2018
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Maine inns to file for bankruptcy, avoid foreclosure auction
PORTLAND (AP) — The owners of two Maine inns will file for bankruptcy to avoid looming foreclosures. The Bangor Daily News reports the Camden Harbour Inn and the Danforth Inn are scheduled for foreclosure auctions on March 29. Co-owner Raymond Brunyanszki says he and his business partner, Oscar Verest, are working on filing Chapter 11 […]
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Lawmakers consider spending, saving $128.5 million surplus
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine legislative leaders differ about what to do, if anything, with a projected $128.5 million surplus this year. Republicans are praising conservative fiscal policies and the elimination of a voter-approved surtax on the wealthy. Republican House Leader and gubernatorial candidate Ken Fredette claims Democrats are now rushing to increase state spending and […]
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Bread to brew: Maine friars closing bakery to open taproom
BUCKSPORT (AP) — Two Maine friars say they are closing down their iconic bakery to open up a brewery. The Bangor Daily News reports Friar’s Bakehouse in Bangor will close Friday after more than 18 years. Franciscan Brothers Donald Paul and Kenneth Leo say they plan to open their new venture, the Friar’s Brewhouse Tap […]
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Candidate Tries to Cloud Maine’s Gun Debate – Don’t Let Him
In 2012, 20 young children and six adults were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Amid calls for stricter gun control, the National Rifle Association’s Wayne LaPierre managed to shift the debate by introducing a concept that seemed designed to generate outrage: Have an armed security guard present in every school […]
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don’t take anything too seriously, it’ll all work out in the end. — David Niven, British actor (born this date in 1910, died 1983)
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Dirigo Needed On Gun Sanity
The majority of Americans favor more gun control, but not the majority of Mainers. At least not at last head count by way of 2016’s Ballot Question 3, which simply wanted to widen background checks to all gun purchases. Over 27,000 Maine voters tipped the scales to defeat the measure. That was then and this […]
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Congress Should Make Relief Permanent
The first year of the Trump administration saw remarkable accomplishments on both tax and regulatory relief, with fundamental tax reform for the first time in decades and the massive regulatory onslaught of the Obama years stopped and reversed. With wages rising and the economy strengthening, the most important priority for Congress in 2018 should be […]