AUGUSTA — Lawmakers gave initial approval Tuesday night to legislation that would add Maine to the growing list of states that have legalized betting on athletic events. The Senate voted 19-15 and the House voted unanimously to approve a bill that would allow individuals 21 or older to gamble on professional and most collegiate sports […]
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Gov. Mills signs bill to ban single-use plastic bags
AUGUSTA – Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law Monday that made Maine the fourth state to ban single-use plastic bags just ahead of Vermont Mills, a Democrat, had not previously indicated her position on the Democratic-sponsored legislation. The Legislature’s House Democratic Office announced the signing. The new law will go into effect on April […]
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Wayne Newton tells Vegas jury he fired shot as burglars fled
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Longtime Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton told a Nevada jury on Tuesday that he fired a gunshot to scare away two burglars that he and his wife and their teenage daughter encountered during a second burglary in 10 days at their home a year ago. “My wife was in hysterics and […]
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Ellen Birkett Linden: What does it mean to teach peace?
Depending on your age, people associate peace with protesting the Vietnam War, songs, movies and marches of the 1960’s, the time before 9/11, quiet getaway retreats, or their yoga class. So whatdoes it mean to teach peace and how would one do it? I think the why is obvious. I have been teaching all my life – first more than […]
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St. James School honor toll
BIDDEFORD — Administrators at St. James School have announced the top academic performers achieving distinction on the school’s honor roll for the third trimester of the 2018-2019 school year: GRADE FOUR Highest Josiah Blain, Ethan Pettyjohn, Prescott Plourde, and Ariana Puckett High Julia Blanchette, Ryan Bolduc, Rhys Cote, Cameron Huot, Hannah Kenniston, Isaac Tarring, and Brynn […]
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Shanahan drops bid to lead Pentagon, citing ‘painful’ past
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down Tuesday before his formal nomination ever went to the Senate, citing a “painful” family situation that would hurt his children and reopen “wounds we have worked years to heal.” President Donald Trump announced Shanahan’s departure in a tweet, and said Army Secretary Mark Esper would […]
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Gold Star Family Memorial fundraiser Saturday at Funky Bow
LYMAN – Music, the company of friends, food and beer are all on tap Saturday as folks come together at Funky Bow Brewery on Saturday, June 22 to support the Maine Gold Star Family Memorial. The event is a fundraiser to help in the effort to place a memorial to Maine’s Gold Star Families at […]
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Area students on dean’s list at Emmanuel College
BOSTON, Mass. — In honor of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College has named more than 700 students to the dean’s list for the Spring 2019 semester. To earn a spot on the dean’s list, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester. The following local students […]
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