BRUNSWICK — When Tracy Geyer’s daughter Shea was diagnosed with a rare lung disease last year, her “motherly instincts wanted to fix everything,” she said. Her husband too, has been of the mindset that “they’ll just have to find a cure,” she added. Shea Geyer, 28, has Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a cystic lung disease that primarily […]
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House committee approves bill containing funding for Bath-built ships
The defense spending bill for the 2020 fiscal year approved by the full House Appropriations Committee includes funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers — one and possibly two of which will be built at Bath Iron Works. The bill also funds other construction projects at the MidCoast yard, according to a press release from Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. The […]
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Loved ones remember Lewis “Amazing Lou” Ward, the Fishin’ Magician
HARPSWELL — It wasn’t often that Lewis Ward’s careers as a commercial lobsterman and professional magician “Amazing Lou” crossed paths, but he did like to make balloon fish on balloon fishing poles, his daughter Lynette Mitchell remembered. While his two jobs were separate and distinct, Ward, dubbed by his family as the “Fishin’ Magician,” pursued […]
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Maine weighs taking guns from some individuals
AUGUSTA — Maine could allow police to take guns from certain individuals under Democratic gun control legislation that was scrutinized in a legislative committee Wednesday. The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee initially voted 6-5 Wednesday to support amended legislation, which could face House and Senate votes. Six Democrats in attendance voted in favor, while one Democrat, three […]
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Maine briefs: Maine confirms first case of measles in 2 years; Bill aims to protect pregnant workers from discrimination
Mainers to weigh in on proposed pot rules in pivotal hearing PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s marijuana enthusiasts are getting their first chance to provide testimony about the state’s plans to regulate recreational use of the drug. The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy is holding a public hearing about the state’s draft marijuana rules on Thursday. State officials say […]
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Initial test results reveal ‘forever chemicals’ showing up in fertilizer sludge
HALLOWELL — Chemicals raising health concerns nationwide were present in the majority of sludge tested by Maine wastewater treatment plants at levels high enough to merit additional scrutiny from state environmental regulators, according to initial results. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has received results from only about 40 percent of the treatment plants or sludge composting […]
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Auburn man killed in standoff had amassed stolen guns at home, police say
AUBURN — A day after an Auburn man was shot and killed by a Maine State Police tactical team to end a six-hour standoff, more information continued to be released about the circumstances leading up to the standoff. Steven Case, 29, was shot Tuesday afternoon in the basement of a house at 185 Main St. […]
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Committee rejects proposed tax on water bottler Poland Spring
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee voted resoundingly Tuesday to reject a bill that would have charged Poland Spring 12 cents for every gallon of water the company extracted in Maine for bottling. For more than a decade, critics of mega-bottler Poland Spring and its corporate parent, Nestle Waters North America, have attempted to impose severance […]
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Ankeles to host May public office hours Thursday
BRUNSWICK –Brunswick at-large town councilor Dan Ankeles will hold public office hours on Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Brunswick Town Office, Room 117. “Even with the budget finished and summer on the way, Brunswick still has several important projects to take on, from rethinking our recycling program, to improving the way our zoning encourages affordable […]
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Golf cart driver charged with OUI after crash with bus in Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A North Yarmouth woman was charged with operating under the influence after allegedly driving a golf cart that collided with a bus in Old Orchard Beach on Saturday night. Police responded to a call around 6:45 p.m. Saturday reporting that a woman operating a golf cart at the Wagon Wheel RV […]