Meanwhile, more volunteers and utility workers from the state also are headed south just two weeks after dozens of Mainers went to the Gulf states to help mop up after Hurricane Harvey.
Kevin Miller
Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.
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Mining company plans to buy northern Maine mountain
Ontario-based Wolfden Resources Corp.’s plan to purchase Pickett Mountain, which is located north of Patten, comes three months after lawmakers passed a sweeping overhaul of Maine’s mining regulations.
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State alters wording of ballot questions on Medicaid expansion, York casino
Republicans praise the Medicaid referendum change because it may have political benefits, and a phrase is cut from the casino language because it could be viewed as creating bias.
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Archaeological dig turns up elusive evidence of 1st fort on historic Pemaquid site
It’s too early to say definitively that the artifacts found point to the initial wooden structure built by the English, but researchers at Fort William Henry on the midcoast think they’re on the right track.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Three charged with selling heroin, other drugs in Bangor
State, local and federal police made the arrests last week after undercover operations.
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Portland Water District advises customers to beware of scam
It issues the advisory after several reports in York County of men attempting to gain access to homes by impersonating local water district workers.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors, Source
Alan Hutchinson, ‘champion’ of land conservation in Maine, dies at age 70
He played a key role in protecting 1 million acres for people who hike, hunt, fish, paddle or work in the state’s vast forestlands.
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More volunteers, equipment headed from Maine to Texas
As a Red Cross emergency response vehicle heads south from Caribou, Mainers who live in Texas tell inspirational stories of people coming together to help each other cope with the epic flooding.
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U.S. Border Patrol in Maine warns legalization won’t halt marijuana seizures
Officers will continue to enforce federal law and confiscate pot, so be careful along the border, says chief agent Daniel Hiebert.
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Minor changes in logging, snowmobiling expected at Katahdin monument
The Interior Department still hasn’t released details of any proposed changes at Katahdin Woods and Waters, but interested observers expect few major changes.