A new bill would ban contributions from lobbyists to legislators year-round – not just in session.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine, Winter sports
Boys’ basketball: Even with 15 wins, Bonny Eagle sees itself as underdog
The Scots won as many games this season as the past three years combined.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Looking Back: Jan. 30
Feb. 1, 1995 Students dug in their heels for their right to choose, but a Westbrook School Committee majority Wednesday appeared to favor a permanent policy of holding graduations in the high school. Carrie Brown, president of the senior class, argued for leaving the graduation site to the seniors. The flap over a nude dance […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Buxton police say road rage led one man to threaten another with a knife
Reid Crossman of Buxton was charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, and he and Jeffery Roubo were charged with driving to endanger.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Buxton select board member charged with assaulting town’s solid waste manager
Jean C. Harmon, 54, is scheduled to be arraigned on the assault charge, a Class D crime.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
As feds ease school lunch nutritional standards, Maine schools stay the course
Food service directors say students have become accustomed to whole grains and other nutritionally beneficial foods and often prefer them to less healthy alternatives.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News
New citizens take the oath in Maine as U.S. debates immigration
The midterm elections will shape an uncertain path forward for the United States, but the message was clear on Friday in Buxton: ‘You are Americans.’
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
House District 22: Candidates support expansion of Medicaid
Republican Mark Blier and Democrat Richard Fitzgerald both stress the importance of finding a funding mechanism.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Senate District 30: Key race pits Republican Sen. Volk against ex-lawmaker Sanborn
Policy areas where the candidates differ include climate action, alternative energy development, gun laws, preservation of voting rights and abortion rights.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
House District 16: Democrat trying to unseat 5-term Republican representative
Both candidates favor Medicaid expansion as approved by voters.