Bruce Van Note helped the Legislature pass laws to overhaul managerial practices of the turnpike and 24 other ‘quasi-state’ agencies.
2019
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Our View: Lagging enforcement paves way for tax fraud
The gutting of the IRS lets the rich dodge their obligations while the rest of us pay.
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First Maine baby of 2019 a girl born in Presque Isle
Karly Drue Williams was the first baby reported to be born in Maine in 2019, arriving at 12:09 a.m. Tuesday at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, in the upper reaches of Aroostook County. Twelve minutes later on the coast of Cumberland County, Lev McGuckin, son of Anna and Jarlath McGuckin of Portland, […]
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The last ride
BIDDEFORD — Fire Captain John Pothier of Biddeford Fire and Rescue takes a celebratory last ride in a fire engine after a retirement lunch at the fire station on Friday. Pothier served the department for 33 years.
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We show up to polls when it counts
Editor, Voting is a right given to citizens in the US 18 years and older. While it’s been a few years since I voted in my first election, the novelty hasn’t worn off. This election season, AARP launched a campaign to “Be the Difference,” encouraging us older Americans to get out and vote. It is […]
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Aquaman’ still rules, and others see a post-Christmas bump
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the final weekend of 2018, “Aquaman” still led the pack at the box office, but other films like “Mary Poppins Returns,” ″The Mule” and “Second Act” enjoyed post-holiday bumps too, even amid an onslaught of new Christmas offerings like “Vice,” ″Holmes and Watson,” ″On the Basis of Sex” and the […]
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‘Night of Laughs’ Comedy Show set for Friday in Biddeford
The Biddeford Career Firefighters will present its annual “Night of Laughs” Comedy Show at the Biddeford Performing Arts Center, located at the Middle School on Hill Street at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4. This annual show features three Boston-based comedians who have appeared on Leno, Letterman, at Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods and more. All proceeds during […]
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Old Orchard Beach Police Log
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16. • Michael Lessard, 50, of Saco, was issued a summons for operating while suspended/revoked. • Michael Heim, 50, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested for violating bail conditions […]
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Maine’s Lyme disease cases declined sharply in 2018
Maine experienced a dramatic drop-off in reported Lyme disease cases in 2018, and the dry weather this past summer may have played a role. The state recorded 1,310 Lyme cases through Dec. 27, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, down from 1,852 in 2017. That represents a 29 percent decrease, although […]
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