The state also is asking for Trump’s team to reimburse at least $11,000 the state had to spend in legal fees.
2021
Posted inNation & World
World hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year
A report issued jointly by five U.N. agencies said hunger outpaced population growth in 2020, with nearly 10% of all people estimated to be undernourished.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lawyer who isn’t complying with billing probe asks to withdraw from nearly 200 cases
Maine is the only state that relies entirely on private attorneys to provide legal services to defendants who cannot afford to hire lawyers.
Posted inNation & World
Fire raging Oregon burns 50 structures and threatens California’s power supply
The fast-moving Bootleg fire crippled a key transmission system known as the California Oregon Intertie.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough approves firefighter and dispatcher contracts
SCARBOROUGH — On June 30, the Scarborough Town Council approved changes to firefighter and dispatcher contracts that Assistant Town Manager Liam Gallagher said could save the FY22 budget up to $38,000. A change to the wage scale and use of federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act Premium Pay are some of the most […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Kennebunkport Historical Society votes to sell headquarters building
Some residents hope to mount an effort to save the Pasco Center.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Obituary – Robert Cady
Robert L. Cady, 95, of Wells, passed away peacefully at his home after a period of failing health. He was born in Wells, on April 2, 1926, son of Robert and Gladys (Hilton) Cady. After attending Wells schools, Bob joined the U.S. Navy serving during World War II as a coxswain on various vessels from […]
Posted inTimes Record
Missing Freeport woman’s body found offshore in Boothbay
Police say that the body of 55-year-old Wendy Lewis, the Freeport woman reported missing July 8, was discovered by a fisherman a few miles off the coast of Boothbay on July 10 around 3:30 p.m. According to Maine State Medical Examiner Office Administrator Lindsey Chasteen, the autopsy of Lewis has been completed by the Office […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Balentine ignores values in Declaration of Independence
John Balentine pretended to write a column about the proper roles of the American government (“Do you still desire freedom?”, June 30). Of course, he did no such thing. He cited the Constitution, although he only mentioned the Bill of Rights, granting us the freedoms we enjoy. The Bill of Rights was an afterthought. The […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Nostalgia no substitute for the facts where freedom is concerned
Re: John Balentine’s “Do you still desire freedom?” Mr. Balentine wraps himself in Betsy Ross’ flag and pretends that America didn’t exist until 1776. He waxes nostalgic about laying it all on the line in the face of being hung, drawn, quartered, etc. and extols “desire for freedom” as “the primordial American trait.” His breakdown […]
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