AUGUSTA — Opponents of Central Maine Power’s controversial transmission line proposal through western Maine urged lawmakers Wednesday to restrict utilities’ ability to take land via eminent domain and to slow the permitting process. The hours of committee testimony took place one day before the Maine Public Utilities Commission is expected to vote on whether to issue a […]
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Maine briefs: Woman hurt in fire dies from injuries ;39-year-old man killed in collision
Woman hurt in Maine apartment fire dies from injuries WILTON, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say a woman has died after suffering injuries in a fire earlier this week. A spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety says the Monday fire killed 54-year-old Lauralyn Wright, of Wilton. She died Wednesday morning. The Morning Sentinel reports […]
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Maine State Prison inmate dies just 6 days before his release date
An inmate at the Maine State Prison in Warren died Wednesday morning, just six days before he was scheduled to be released. Maine Corrections Commissioner Randall A. Liberty identified the inmate as 53-year-old Paul Rivera. Rivera, who was from West Gardiner, died about 6:20 a.m. Liberty said that Rivera’s death is not considered to be […]
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Brunswick hires new assistant superintendent
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick School Department unanimously approved Shawn Lambert as the new assistant superintendent on Wednesday. He will start the job July 1. Lambert has been in education for about 26 years, he said in an interview Wednesday night. That includes time as a high school English teacher in Eastport, Waterville and Lewiston, and […]
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BIW-built future USS Lyndon B. Johnson to be christened April 27
BATH — The third and final Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer built at Bath Iron Works, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson, will be christened April 27. The Zumwalt-class are highly advanced stealth destroyers, featuring a slew of new technologies and design features including a wave-piercing tumblehome hull, an all-electric propulsion system and a low radar […]
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Bath police announced three more confirmed rabies cases
BATH — There are now four wild animals that have tested positive for rabies in Bath this year, police said Wednesday. Police want the public to keep an eye out for animals acting strangely, to keep an eye on their pets and be sure their pets’ vaccinations are up to date. On Feb. 1, Bath’s animal control officer was called […]
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Panel endorses bill to end most vaccine exemptions for Maine schoolchildren
The Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee endorsed a bill Wednesday that would eliminate all non-medical exemptions to school-required vaccines. The move comes as Maine and other states are grappling with outbreaks of diseases prevented by childhood vaccinations. The bill – approved on a 8-5 party-line vote, with all Democrats voting in favor – will now go […]
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Lawmakers endorse bill calling for constitutional change to outlaw gender discrimination
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would give voters a chance to change Maine’s Constitution to make it clear that discrimination based on gender is illegal. The proposal to adopt a state Equal Rights Amendment was approved on a 9-2 vote. Two members who were absent will have 24 hours […]
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Committee advances bill to require MaineCare coverage for abortion services
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee voted along party lines Tuesday to advance a bill that would require MaineCare as well as private insurers to pay for abortions. Federal law prohibits states from spending federal Medicaid dollars on abortion services but allows states to cover the costs from their own coffers. The bill pending in the Legislature would […]
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Family argument led to shooting and murder charge against Army sergeant, Portland police say
Mark Cardilli Jr. had just returned to Portland, on leave at the end of a five-year stint in the Army, when an argument in his family’s Riverton home escalated into violence. It was 1 a.m. on March 16. His parents wanted his younger sister’s boyfriend, Isahak Muse, to leave the house. As his sister protested […]