A new bill would ban contributions from lobbyists to legislators year-round – not just in session.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Whippoorwill’s call echoes over years
A recording played during a recent lecture brings back memories of a summer night on a Hollis farm.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine home-buying compromised as federal shutdown enters Day 21
Closures of government agencies are starting to affect the part of the housing market that depends on federally backed loans, making buyers, sellers, renters and brokers wary.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Senate District 31: Chenette faces challenge from Mendros
The incumbent state senator hopes to fend off the Republican to keep his seat.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Former lawmaker Stavros Mendros starting public car auction in Oxford
He says his plan for the weekly Maine Public Auto Auction, which is open to dealers and private citizens, has been in the works since 2015.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Police responding to overdose report arrest 10 in suspected Hollis meth lab
Maine State Police say they found a total of 8 active one-pot labs and 25 used labs.
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South Portland firefighter killed in crash in Hollis fell asleep at wheel, state police conclude
Lt. Harry Weymouth had completed a 24-hour shift the day before the head-on collision and had worked a ‘mini-shift’ at a Sanford hospital not long before it.
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Firefighters in southern Maine mourn the death of a respected colleague in predawn crash
Lt. Harry Weymouth, 46, who police say may have fallen asleep while driving, is remembered as a versatile and unassuming mentor who led by example.
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Controversial former legislator Stavros Mendros running for Maine Senate seat
The Republican, who has been at the center of two court cases challenging the validity of signatures gathered for ballot referendums, will challenge incumbent Democrat Justin Chenette for the District 31 seat in York County.