AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A shipyard fighting for tax breaks and a California billionaire pushing to pass a victim rights amendment in Maine are among the top spenders on lobbyists so far this year, according to ethics commission reports. Maine lobbyists this month reported more than $330,000 in pay since December from clients ranging from […]
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Workers Comp losses could mean savings for Maine businesses
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine businesses could save as much as $27 million this year thanks to a projected decline in workers’ compensation insurance claims. Maine Superintendent of Insurance Eric Cioppa said Tuesday he approved a 12 percent average decrease in expected workers’ compensation loss costs in Maine. Cioppa said the decrease should result in lower […]
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Efforts to restore life-saving station gets $250K boost
KITTERY (AP) — Proponents of the revitalization of a historic life-saving station say they’ve received a grant of $250,000 that will pay for most of the construction planned for this summer. Wood Island Life Saving Station Association wants to turn the station into a maritime museum. It’s located on the border of Maine and New […]
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New STEM partnership focuses on girls
YORK COUNTY — A new Federal grant will link arts centers and science communication to get Maine’s girls excited about STEM careers through Augmented Reality. The National Science Foundation has awarded the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance and their partners at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Sciences, Harvard University, Oregon State University, and […]
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Gourmet dinners boost The New School intensive studies
KENNEBUNK — Each year in the spring, The New School’s students and teachers travel across the U.S. or to other countries for an intensive study of fascinating subjects. Intensives are one of the cornerstones of The New School. They provide an opportunity for young people to stretch their minds, learn outside their comfort zone, and […]
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Air National Guard band to perform in OOB this summer
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Air National Guard Band of the Northeast will be one of the featured performers in a series of concerts in downtown Old Orchard Beach this summer sponsored by local community group OOB365. The Town Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a special event permit that will allow the band to perform […]
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Schools to offer second ‘Biddeford Rising’ event
BIDDEFORD — As a continued effort to better connect with the “new Mainers” in Biddeford, the Biddeford School Department is hosting a second Biddeford Rising gathering from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 at Biddeford Middle School, 25 Tiger Way in Biddeford. The event is open to the public and will include a community […]
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Get your Irish on at Springvale concert March 10
SPRINGVALE — Those with Irish blood in their veins, those who wish they had or those who simply love a tune or two from the Auld Sod can get into the spirit of St. Patrick at a concert at Nasson Community Center on Saturday, March 10. The date is a lead-up to St. Patrick’s Day […]
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Gubernatorial candidate Thibodeau visits Biddeford/Saco
SACO — Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Thibodeau said, if elected. he will bring his skill of bringing people together that he used in the Senate to Maine’s highest state office to create good public policy. Thibodeau is a small business owner from Winterport and serves as president of the State Senate. He met with Biddeford […]
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Search on for shooter who killed pregnant goat
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Police in Maine say they are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a pregnant goat at a family dairy farm. The Scarborough Police Department said Thursday someone trespassed onto the farm’s property and shot the 5-year-old goat named Ava while the animal was sitting in a fenced-in pen over the […]