Gov. Paul LePage has ordered U.S. and Maine flags to be flown at halfstaff through sunset Saturday, April 20, in accordance with a presidential proclamation issued Tuesday by President Obama.
LePage said he has been in contact with Maine Emergency Management Agency Director Rob McAleer, who is keeping him apprised of any developments in the aftermath of Monday’s terror attack in Boston.
“MEMA staff is on standby in the case they are called to assist,” Le- Page said in a news release.
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