AUGUSTA (AP) — A state audit says Maine must strengthen oversight to ensure it’s only paying unemployment claims to active job-seekers. Auditor Pola Buckley says the lack of internal controls leaves a significant risk that the state could lead to an employment tax rate increase to replenish Maine’s unemployment fund. The state’s bureau of unemployment […]
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World War I memorial planned for veteran’s cemetery
SPRINGVALE — The Armistice, signaling the end of hostilities between the Allies and Germany and signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11 month in 1918 marked the end of four long bloody years of war in Europe. It has been called The War to End All Wars, and the Great […]
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New program streamlines VA claim correspondence
BIDDEFORD — There’s good news in store for military veterans living in Biddeford. As a result of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ ongoing efforts to imporve management of taxpayer dollars, the Veterans Benefits Administration has rolled out a new program called the Centralized Benefits Communications Management Program across the nation earlier this month. The […]
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Spring tips to starting an exercise routine
YORK COUNTY — Spring is an ideal time to get active outdoors and kickstart a fitness regimen that can carry you into beach and pool season. Need some motivation? Try out these ideas for getting started and sticking with the program. Get Social A personal trainer can be expensive, but a friend is free and […]
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World War I exhibit, more at Brick Store Museum
KENNEBUNK – The Brick Store Museum will mark the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice of World War I with its new exhibition, From the Kennebunks to the Argonne Forest: The Great War that Changed America, opening Saturday, April 28. The exhibit will run through the end of the year. A Museum Members screening of the […]
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Maine CDC alerts public of unlicensed tattoo artist
AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has become aware of an unlicensed tattoo artist working out of their home in the state. The individual has allegedly been doing so under unsanitary conditions. Receiving a tattoo from an unlicensed tattoo artist increases the risk of passing hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV infections […]
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Waterville receives $570K gift for new water slide
WATERVILLE (AP) — The Harold Alfond Foundation is giving the city of Waterville $570,000 to make improvements on a municipal pool. The Portland Press Herald reports City Manager Michael Roy announced the donation to the Alfond Municpal Pool project Wednesday. Officials will use the donation along with reserve funds to replace a slide at the complex. The […]
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Zinke hints at Maine exemption for offshore drilling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says he believes Maine residents will be “very happy” with a revised proposal on offshore drilling, which notes there are few reserves off the coast of Maine. The secretary’s comments on Wednesday in Washington suggest that the Maine coastline may be excluded from the next […]
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LePage announces two judicial nominees
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage is backing two new judicial nominations. The governor this week said he is re-nominating Hampden resident Gregory Campbell as District Court Judge in Bangor. Campbell previously worked in both the Penobscot and Piscataquis County District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Bangor. LePage also nominated Judge […]