Maine’s 1st District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has filed her financial disclosure report for 2014, nearly four months after the original May 15 deadline. Pingree, a Democrat, filed the report Tuesday but excluded any financial information about her billionaire husband and Wall Street hedge fund manager, S. Donald Sussman, also announcing she and Sussman were […]
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Maine’s Pingree blows past second deadline for financial disclosure in Washington
Maine’s 1st District U.S. congresswoman, Democrat Chellie Pingree, has twice missed a deadline to file a disclosure of her personal finances for 2014 with the clerk of the U.S. House. Pingree sought and was granted an extension to the May 15 deadline in April, but she missed her new Aug. 15 deadline and is one […]
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Website ranks Maine as a good state for wrecking your car
According to one research website, if you have to crash your car, you should consider crashing it in Maine. On Sunday, the Sun Journal ran an article by Lindsay Tice, examining the perils of driving on Route 202. Meanwhile, freezing rain was creating the world’s largest bumper car arena of the state, sending cars into […]
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Clients still complain about HIV/AIDS help from CDC
LEWISTON — Months after complaining about the way the state helps people with HIV or AIDS, clients say there’s been little change and they’ve given up trying to get help. However, the state says clients appear to have adapted to the changes it made, and more people are starting to seek help. In July, the […]
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Lewiston to receive funds for CA$H Coalition
LEWISTON — The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded $750,000 over three years to the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community to help more than 1,000 low-income residents and families across Maine build savings, develop assets and attain financial stability. The award was announced Wednesday morning at a news conference at the University of […]
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Hebron voters increase spending on firefighting, roads, cemeteries
HEBRON — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting passed a budget of about $740,000, but some raised concerns about the $770,000 available in the General Fund. “We have a ton of money in the General Fund,” said resident Randy Swift as voters were asked to approve requests for increases in several budgets. Swift said he […]
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USM president proposes cutting four programs, 20-30 faculty positions
PORTLAND — University of Southern Maine President Theo Kalikow is proposing to cut four programs and between 20 and 30 faculty jobs as the school attempts to overcome a $14 million budget shortfall. Kalikow announced the spending gap, which represents nearly 10 percent of the school’s fiscal year 2015 budget, nearly two months ago and […]
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Early chill, spike in fires, storms straining Maine Red Cross resources
BANGOR — Nicole Argraves knew little about the American Red Cross until last month, when her family lost nearly all of their belongings when fire gutted their rented mobile home in Freeport. “I mean, I knew in a vague sense, like everybody does, what the Red Cross does, but (after having) a one-on-one personal experience, […]