Teachers, AFL-CIO rally for right to strike in Maine AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine teachers unions and the state AFL-CIO want certain public employees to have the right to strike. The Maine AFL-CIO and the Maine Education Association on Wednesday held a rally at the Maine Statehouse in support of several bills aiming to ensure […]
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Poets at Spindleworks express themselves through prose
BRUNSWICK — Anna McDougal loves to express herself through poetry. Whether she is writing about springtime, her love of cooking or about navigating through — and conquering — life with a disability, it is something therapeutic for her. McDougal is among a handful of poets from Spindleworks that will be reading poetry at Curtis Memorial […]
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Maine company launches renewable energy system designed to power remote communities around the world
BRUNSWICK — Maine-based Ocean Renewable Power Co. has already powered more than 30% of the remote Alaskan community of Igiugig, but with the launch of a new marine renewable energy system, it wants to increase its reach and spread to isolated and indigenous communities around the world. The RivGen Power System, built at Brunswick Landing, […]
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Richmond man charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting father at family camp
ELLSWORTH — A Richmond man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot his father in Hancock County over the weekend. Christopher Laliberte, 23, of Richmond allegedly fired a .40-caliber handgun at David Liliberte three times, hitting him once in the chest. The incident occurred at the family camp in Township 8 near […]
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Bath group takes different approach to political engagement
BATH — To many, modern political discourse can best be summed up as discord, anger and bad faith arguments. One small group in Bath wants to change that. Once a month for the past two years, the group gathers in an office on the second floor of the Bath Customs House to discuss politics in […]
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Lawmakers hear proposals aimed at easing tax bite on Maine homeowners
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Taxation Committee heard several bills Tuesday that would increase the portion of a homeowner’s property value that would be exempt from local taxes. Some of the bills would apply only to homeowners age 75 or older, and all the measures would require the state to make up all or most of […]
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Former manager of a Rockland health club sentenced for fraud
A Rockland man who once served as the manager of a popular local health club was sentenced to four months for health care fraud and embezzlement on Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release. The United States Attorney’s Office in a news release said that U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced […]
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Maine briefs: Maine pursues plan to stock naloxone; Case of boy’s death goes to trial
Maine pursues plan to stock naloxone AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The governor of Maine is developing a program that would stock all the state’s high schools and middle schools with the overdose antidote drug, naloxone. The Portland Press Herald reports the administration also wants to improve and expand prevention education to younger grades. Some lawmakers and educators say […]
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Panel endorses bill to require lead testing for children
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse a bill that would require all young children in Maine to be screened for lead poisoning. Under current law, any child who is in the state’s Medicaid program – known as MaineCare – must have their blood tested for elevated lead levels at ages 1 […]
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Public to weigh in on stricter rules for locating Maine aquaculture sites
The public will get a chance to weigh in on tougher state rules for siting fish farms pushed by a group of activist landowners and lobster fishermen. Organizers submitted a petition with 189 signatures to the Department of Marine Resources last month to put an immediate moratorium on aquaculture leases bigger than 10 acres and create a […]