DIXFIELD (AP) — Police in Maine say a man seriously burned during a kitchen fire has died from his injuries. Police say 78-year-old Richard Roberts, of Dixfield, died late Monday at Maine Medical Center in Portland. The fire happened on Jan. 2 when Roberts’ clothes caught fire while he was using a propane kitchen stove. […]
2018
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Students charged with bringing pot-laced candy to school
ELLSWORTH (AP) — Maine police say they’ve issued summons to four teenagers accused of bringing marijuana-infused candies to school. Ellsworth police issued a summons to a 19-year-old Ellsworth man and three other minors on charges of trafficking marijuana. The Bangor Daily News reports police and school officials became aware of the laced candies, which looked […]
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Military Readiness and Early Childhood Investment
Much of the recent debate about ways to build our military strength has focused on additional ships and jets or developing new technologies. But no matter how much we spend on hardware or the latest and greatest technology, we will never be a secure nation if we do not have qualified and skilled men and […]
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty. — Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman (1804-1881)
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A Long Overdue New Year’s Resolution
A new year arrives and the timeless standing challenge is to make at least one resolution and follow through on it. Of course, the intended pledge could have been made any time during the prior year, should have been, but a can kicked once, then twice, then yet again never seems to run out of […]
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What Is an Emergency? Nobody Knows
Legislation in the second session of each Maine Legislature is reserved for the Governor’s bills, budgetary matters and emergency legislation that impacts the health and safety of all Maine citizens. Artivle IV, Part Third, Section 1 of the Maine Constitution says: “The business of the second regular session of the Legislature shall be limited to […]