Officials airlift food and water to Wilmington, which has been mostly cut off from the rest of the state by water.
September 2018
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Letter: Blame the Republicans in South Portland
Victoria Morales, the Democratic socialist candidate in House District 33, will be occupying the seat essentially unopposed. South Portland Republicans were not able to identify a candidate to challenge the Democrats. Victoria’s political philosophy is exactly the same as Democratic candidate for Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of the Bronx in New York: Medicare for everyone, more […]
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Huge squirrel population chomps crops, driving farmers nuts
There’s a bumper crop of squirrels in New England, and the frenetic critters are frustrating farmers by chomping their way through apple orchards, pumpkin patches and corn fields. The varmints are fattening themselves for winter while destroying the crops with bite marks. Robert Randall, who has a 60-acre orchard in Standish, Maine, said he’s never […]
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APNewsBreak: Few safeguards for foster kids on psych drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of children in foster care may be getting powerful psychiatric drugs prescribed to them without basic safeguards, according to a federal watchdog’s investigation that finds a failure to care for youngsters whose lives have already been disrupted. The report due Monday from the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office found […]
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Letter: Reasons to send Mills to Blaine House
We recently attended an event to meet and learn more about Janet Mills, the Democratic candidate for governor, and want to share what we learned: • Mills has extensive leadership experience stemming from her work with organizations such as the Maine Women’s Lobby (the oldest such organization in the U.S.), in her service as a member […]
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Maine lobsterman gets jail time for trying to ram skiff
ROCKLAND (AP) — A Maine lobsterman has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for trying to ram a small boat. The Courier Gazette reports that 32-year-old Carl Gross of Vinalhaven pleaded guilty last year. He was convicted of using his lobster boat to threaten two men by trying to ram the skiff they were […]
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Officials seek public’s help to find escaped convicted murderer
UPDATE: The suspect has been recaptured. AUGUSTA — As the search for convicted murderer and career criminal Arnold Nash extended into a fourth day, Maine’s corrections commissioner said the prisoner showed no warning signs that he had planned to escape from a minimum-security prison in Charleston. Joseph Fitzpatrick, addressing the incident for the first time […]
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LePage energy office director leaves administration
AUGUSTA (AP) — The governor’s energy office director is stepping down. Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Steven McGrath will step down Friday. McGrath has headed LePage’s energy office since August 2017. He led state government’s efforts to help Mainers when stormy weather caused oil and propane distribution issues. He is the past chief financial officer […]
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Maine’s largest city facing ‘illegal’ apartments
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s largest city has reorganized its housing safety office in response to an apartment fire that left six people dead in 2014. The Bangor Daily News reports that Portland has found 81 “illegal” units at 72 properties since rolling out the reform in January 2017. Some buildings have failed to conform with […]
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Maine community college reopens dorm after mold issue
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine community college has reopened a residence hall where mold was discovered. WGME-TV reports Southern Maine Community College opened the Spring Point Dorm Saturday. The residence hall was closed last month to “assess and address the appearance of mold.” SMCC Communications Director Clarke Cantfield says the air quality in the […]