AUGUSTA — Opponents of Central Maine Power’s proposal to build a high-voltage transmission line through Maine urged lawmakers to order state environmental regulators to consider the project’s impacts on greenhouse gas emissions. Dozens testified on both sides of a bill that would direct the Department of Environmental Protection to study the “total net effect” on […]
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Republican Party’s anti-immigrant tweets anger Portland mayor – and Republican senators
AUGUSTA — The Maine Republican Party issued a series of tweets late Thursday falsely blaming immigrants for outbreaks of infectious diseases that health officials say are actually caused by reduced vaccination rates among U.S. residents. The tweets, which also target the city of Portland and immigrants seeking asylum there, were condemned by Portland Mayor Ethan […]
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SAD 75 interim superintendent responds to questions about seclusion rooms
HARPSWELL — School Administrative District 75 issued a letter Friday in response to safety concerns about students being placed in a seclusion room at Harpswell Community School. “There have been reports in the media in recent days regarding the use of the ‘Quiet Room’ at Harpswell Community School, as well as discussion regarding seclusion spaces in schools […]
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A bump in revenue means a bonus for 5,400 employees of L.L. Bean
More than 5,000 L.L. Bean employees will receive a bonus check based on the outdoor gear retailer’s sales performance last year. Reporting revenues of $1.6 billion in 2018, the Freeport-based retailer eked out a 1 percent gain over 2017 revenues. Based on those results, the company’s directors approved a 5 percent annual pay bonus to […]
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Brunswick Veterans Plaza push has a long hill to climb, with $200,000 still to raise
BRUNSWICK — Tom Farrell is aware that the fundraising timeline for the upcoming Brunswick Veterans Plaza is “very aggressive.” With more than $200,000 of the needed $250,000 still left to raise, he and others in the American Legion and community are hoping to have the plaza open to the public by Veterans Day 2019 — […]
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Harpswell selectmen appoint Frank Wright and Molly Perry to MSAD 75 school board
HARPSWELL — Maine School Administrative District 75’s board will get two new faces, following a fracas that saw two long-standing members abruptly resign. Harpswell selectmen appointed Frank Wright and Molly Perry to the MSAD 75 School Board Thursday. They will fill the seats of Joanne Rogers and David Johnson, who had served on the board for 34 […]
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Mills brings back bill that would expand access to abortion
AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills introduced a bill Thursday that would expand access to abortion services for women in Maine by allowing physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurse midwives to perform the procedures. The measure is expected to have broad support among Democrats, who control the Legislature, but will draw fire from religious conservatives and […]
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Finally, Rep. Pingree optimistic about bill to address ocean acidification
After years of inaction, Congress appears poised to direct federal authorities to assess the risk posed to coastal communities and fishing and aquaculture interests by ocean acidification, a byproduct of global warming that represents a potentially catastrophic threat to harvesters in Maine. Rep. Chellie Pingree, the Democrat representing Maine’s 1st District, reintroduced a bill Thursday directing […]
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Maine State Music Theatre partners with local libraries to inspire ‘Treasure Island’ readers
BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre is partnering with six local libraries from April 1 through July 13 to inspire readers to discover or become reacquainted with Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island,” the novel that inspired the theater’s upcoming show, “Treasure Island: A Musical Adventure.” The project includes a series of free programs at Curtis […]
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Topsham’s Rep. Denise Tepler pushing bill to exempt “tampon tax” on period products
TOPSHAM — It’s going to come. Period. Menstruation, that is, and half the population endures it monthly for much of their lives. Yet the hygiene products used to absorb the flow continue to be taxed. No more in Maine, if Rep. Denise Tepler’s proposed LD 286 makes it successfully through the current legislative session. The bill, now being weighed […]