AUGUSTA (AP) — Some lawmakers want to make sure elected officials show up in person to public meetings. Two bills set for a Tuesday public hearing would no longer allow some officials to use phones or other technology to remotely participate in public meetings. The Legislature’s Right to Know Advisory Committee has expressed concern that […]
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Police charge suspect with trying to drive on train tracks
PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Portland say a driver who was trying to drive on railroad tracks now faces charges after his car got stuck on the tracks. Portland Police Sgt. Jake Tinkham says the driver, whose name was unavailable, got his car stuck on the train tracks Sunday night. The driver has been issued […]
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‘Not your grandfather’s vocational school’
BIDDEFORD — Sam Roy has a job at DeepWater Buoyancy where he performs metal fabrication, Odilon Irambona works at Kennebunk Savings as a teller and Jackson Oloya does plumbing for Jim Godbout Plumbing & Heating Inc. Although these occupations may be fairly ordinary, the three young men working at them are anything but. All three […]
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UNE announces new provost, senior VP for academic Affairs
BIDDEFORD — Following a lengthy nationwide search, the University of New England has announced that a veteran college administrator and scientist will be joining the school as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs in April. Dr. Joshua Hamilton is currently serving at Rhode Island College as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs; he […]
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Bruins acquire Rick Nash in trade with Rangers
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Boston Bruins have acquired high-scoring left wing Rick Nash as part of a multiplayer deal with the New York Rangers. The Rangers acquired the Bruins’ first-round pick in this year’s draft as well as forwards Ryan Spooner and Matt Beleskey and a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft in the […]
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Latest Mueller indictments spell trouble for bankers
NEW YORK (AP) — Recently filed federal charges against President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort could also pose legal and regulatory risks for the banks that loaned him millions of dollars against his New York real estate in recent years. The most serious exposure may be for a Rhode Island-based bank that employed a […]
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Syrian capital, suburbs calm following UN ceasefire vote
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs were relatively calm Sunday despite some violence that killed at least three people, following the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous approval of a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria, opposition activists and residents of Damascus said. The activists reported low-level clashes on the southern […]
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Caller told FBI Florida shooting suspect ‘going to explode’
WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman close to the man charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school warned the FBI in chilling detail that he had a growing collection of guns and a temper so uncontrollable she worried about him “getting into a school and just shooting the place up.” The Associated Press […]
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Democrats release memo defending surveillance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks after President Donald Trump blocked its full release, the House Intelligence Committee published a blacked out version of a classified Democratic memo aiming to counter a GOP narrative that the FBI and Justice Department conspired against Trump as they investigated his ties to Russia. The document’s release Saturday was the […]
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Maine shuts down more scallop areas because of overfishing
ADDISON (AP) — Maine fishing regulators are shutting down more areas to scallop fishing for the season to protect the health of the shellfish. The state shuts down scalloping areas to prevent the valuable resource from being overfished. The Maine Department of Marine Resources says it has shut down the Harrington and Pleasant rivers, including […]