PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s highest court has ruled against a Republican who’s running for district attorney and feels an earlier suspension of his law license was unfair. Seth Carey filed a wide-ranging complaint last year against judges, the Board of Overseers of the Bar, the Sun Journal and others following disciplinary proceedings that resulted in […]
2018
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Organization seeks to open family homeless shelter in Bangor
BANGOR (AP) — A Maine social services organization is looking to open a family homeless shelter in Bangor for the first time in more than a decade. The Bangor Daily News reports Families and Children Together is seeking a zoning change to open a two-family emergency shelter. Boyd Kronholm, executive director of the Bangor Area […]
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Officials: Invasive water plant discovered in lake
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine officials say they’ve discovered an invasive water plant growing in the state for the first time. Officials announced Wednesday the discovery of a European frogbit infestation in Cobbossee Lake, just a week after the discovery of the also-invasive Eurasian water milfoil in the same lake. The Portland Press Herald reports while […]
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Maine 6th worst for rise in overdose deaths
Maine experienced a larger jump in drug overdose deaths than all but five other states in the 12- month period ending Jan. 31, a stark statistic highlighting Maine’s slow progress combating the opioid crisis. According to federal data released this week, the number of overdose deaths in Maine increased by 10.9 percent between January 2017 […]
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Will referendum on home care result in ‘marriage penalty’ tax?
A change in the wording of Question 1 on the upcoming November ballot has touched off a raging debate over how the measure’s proposed income tax surcharge would apply to married couples. If passed, Question 1 would create a law that directs money to home care workers through a new income tax surcharge of 3.8 […]
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President Trump cancels US military parade
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said today he had canceled plans for a Veteran’s Day military parade in November, citing the “ridiculously high” price tag. Trump on Twitter accused local politicians of pricegouging, although much of the projected $92 million price was attributed to Pentagon costs for aircraft, equipment and personnel. The Defense Department announced a […]
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Letters
Updegraph announces Brunswick council candidacy I am running for Brunswick Town Council at large because I want to be an active participant in Brunswick’s future and because local office makes a great impact on day-to-day issues. Several years ago, I started listening to people in Brunswick express their concerns and thoughts about the town’s future. […]
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Legislators give too much power to others
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says that regulators stray from congressional intent, and courts should no longer defer to their decisions. His opponents answer that strict adherence to the letter of the law would deprive the country of necessary expert interpretation. Neither of them means exactly what they say. Kavanaugh wants to cut back on […]
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Mamadou’s Journey
Everybody knows Mamadou. That’s the impression I get when I ask Bowdoin students if they know Mamadou Diaw, a Bowdoin junior from New York City whose family moved to the United States from Senegal in 1989. They not only know Mamadou, they like him and they respect his strong character, deep wisdom and real warmth. […]