LEWISTON — Bates College President Clayton Spencer blasted a controversial tax measure Tuesday that Congress appears poised to pass this month as “an assault on educational opportunity.” Spencer said the $71 billion the bill would take from higher education would hurt students, families and America’s colleges and universities. It would also undermine “the engine of […]
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NTSB blames multiple causes for El Faro’s sinking and crew deaths
Everywhere investigators looked, there were failures. Failures in inspections. Failures in maintenance of the vessel. Failures in communication. In many ways, the cargo ship El Faro was doomed when it sailed from Jacksonville, Florida, more than two years ago directly into the path of Hurricane Joaquin. All 33 people on board were killed, including four from […]
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Lewiston voters turn out in droves despite storm
LEWISTON — Voters were so eager to cast ballots in the mayoral runoff election Tuesday, they began lining up at 6:30 a.m. — 30 minutes before the polls opened. “I’ve never seen that at any election — that’s huge,” City Clerk Kathy Montejo said. “There was a little bit of a party going on in […]
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Sabattus man found dead in parked car
SABATTUS — Police responding to a “well-being check” for a man living out of his car Monday night found Daniel Dennis, 61, deceased in the rear seat of his car parked in front of his family’s home on Depot Street, according to a police statement. The caller who requested the check told police that his […]
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Maine PUC opens inquiry into storm response by CMP, Emera
The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Tuesday to open an inquiry into responses by the state’s electric companies in restoring power after last October’s destructive storm. It asked Central Maine Power and Emera Maine to file a report detailing their responses and lessons learned in 30 days. It also said it wanted to know how […]
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Congress could finalize deal to reconcile House and Senate tax bills as soon as today
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are on the verge of striking a tentative agreement that would reconcile tax bills passed separately by the House and Senate, and an announcement could come later Tuesday or sometime Wednesday, a top Senate Republican said Tuesday. Republican Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the No. 3 Senate Republican, said in an interview that […]
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Ebola nurse, devastating fire, GOP victories top ’14 Maine stories
PORTLAND (AP) — The top three stories of the year in Maine all happened in little more than a week: a fire that killed six people, a nurse who treated Ebola patients and fought quarantine attempts, and the GOP winning big on Election Day. The worst fire in more than two decades — a blaze […]
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