FARMINGTON — Police are investigating a break-in at the Maine Smoke Shop, where an undisclosed amount of cigarettes were stolen, Deputy Police Chief Shane Cote said Thursday. The owner reported the burglary at 12:46 a.m. Thursday. The shop is at 216 Wilton Road, also known as Route 4. Officers Jacob Richards and Kevin Lemay are […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says he vetoed bans on cell phones and cigarettes
AUGUSTA — Blasting “social engineering,” Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday he has vetoed measures that would bar the use of hand-held devices while driving and prohibit those under 21 from buying cigarettes. In an interview with Bangor’s WVOM radio, the governor said he is “tired of living in a society” where lawmakers think they can […]
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Maine lawmakers consider raising smoking age to 21
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine Republican’s bill to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 is headed to the House. The Maine Senate on Thursday voted 31-4 against an effort to kill the bill. The bill also expands the definition of tobacco products to include electronic smoking devices. The amended bill would […]
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Lawmakers consider $1.50-a-pack hike in cigarette tax
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee is considering a bill that would raise the state cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack. AUGUSTA — Proponents of raising the state tax on cigarettes by $1.50 per pack hope this session to overcome opposition that has stymied the anti-smoking effort for years. Sponsor Rep. Joyce “Jay” McCreight, D-Harpswell, called it […]
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Street Talk: How to give up smoking even if you’re stupid
Contained within the Sun Journal photo archives are roughly 6,000 photos of yours truly taken over the course of the past 20 years. Here’s me brooding at a crime scene. Here I am getting my face painted (I was a kitten) at the Balloon Festival. Here’s me leaning against a post, sitting at my desk […]
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Statewide ban on public ‘vaping’ OK’d by legislative committee
AUGUSTA — An effort to place the same restrictions on electronic cigarettes that exist for tobacco cigarettes in Maine cleared the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee on a 6-5, party-line vote Friday. With Democrats supporting LD 1108 and Republicans opposing it, the bill’s prospects in the full Legislature appear questionable. Electronic cigarettes are battery-operated devices […]
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FDA outlines plan to regulate e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration will for the first time regulate the booming market of electronic cigarettes, as well as cigars, pipe tobacco and hookahs, under a proposal to be released Thursday. The move would begin to place restrictions on the nearly $2 billion a year e-cigarette industry, which for years has […]
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Police investigate theft of safe at Livermore Falls store
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating a burglary at Pike’s Corner Oasis on Route 133 where cigarettes and a safe containing lottery tickets and an undisclosed amount of cash were stolen. Lt. Joe Sage and officer Steven Wilkinson are investigating the burglary that was reported at 3:01 a.m. Friday when management arrived to open the […]
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Phillips man pleads not guilty to giving cigarettes to children
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man pleaded not guilty Monday in District Court to endangering the welfare of two children. Robert Parker Jr., 43, is accused of giving cigarettes to two children under 15 years old. Franklin County sheriff’s deputies conducted an investigation this summer, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said prior to court. Parker was arrested […]