February 2020 – Page 284 – The Portland Press Herald

Opponents of CMP power line submit signatures for referendum

by Peter McGuire February 3, 2020February 4, 2020

The opposition group, No CMP Corridor, says it has enough signatures to force a statewide vote, but legal experts say the move to overturn a regulatory body’s decision is unprecedented.

Nation & World, Politics

Two sides make final impeachment arguments to senators whose minds are made up

by Elise Viebeck, Mike DeBonis, Robert Costa The Washington Post February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

One centrist Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin, W-Va., suggests censure may be a bipartisan alternative.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State

Auburn man fatally shot by police in Minot after chase

by Kathryn Skelton February 3, 2020February 4, 2020

Jason Gora, 44, had been reported missing Friday by his family, concerned he was “potentially a danger to himself,” according to police.

Business, Local & State, News

Verso shareholders approve sale of Jay mill

by Peter McGuire February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

The paper company offloaded two paper mills, one in Maine and another in Wisconsin, to a privately held specialty paper company.

Kennebunk Post

Obituaries – Carl Emerson

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

Carl Emerson Carl Ripley “Rip” Emerson Jr., 93 of Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunkport, passed away peacefully on Jan. 29, 2020 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was born in Sommerville, Massachusetts, on April 11, 1926, a son to Carl Ripley Emerson Sr. and Lydia Piper Emerson. He graduated from Medford High School before going on […]

Local & State, News, Politics, Times Record

Mills calls for more caseworkers, troopers in $127 million supplemental budget

by Scott Thistle February 3, 2020February 4, 2020

The governor is asking lawmakers to fund more child protection caseworkers, broadband expansion and increased aid for education, all priorities she highlighted in her State of the State address in January.

Local & State

Hundreds of Maine seniors’ home care at risk with closure of Farmingdale nonprofit

by Sam Shepherd February 3, 2020February 4, 2020

Home Care for Maine, which provides care to 582 patients with 365 employees, will close April 30, according to nonprofit officials.

The Forecaster

Greater Portland Community Calendar: Feb. 5-15

February 3, 2020

Greater Portland Books/Authors Thursday 2/6 “Involuntary Americans: Scottish Prisoners in Early Colonial Maine,” 6:30-8 p.m. Not all of Maine’s earliest European settlers came voluntarily. Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. Free, thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Friday 2/7 Reading Series with Print: A Bookstore, 7-8 p.m. Jolene Grace will discuss her title “Going Dark” in conversation […]