A Buxton man may be among the first loggers in Maine to feel the sting of a state law that imposes tough new rules on forestry workers who have past convictions for cutting down trees illegally. But Anthony P. Boisvert, 31, said he is the target of unfair enforcement by the Maine Forest Service and […]
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LePage accuses committee of ‘witch hunt’ over lumber issue
AUGUSTA — A fired-up Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that political tensions over U.S. tariffs on Canadian lumber had no role in a decision to divert state-owned logs away from a mill owned by a family critical of his position. LePage told lawmakers they owed him and Maine Forest Service director Doug Denico apologies for […]
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Paul LePage to attend meeting with loggers hosted by Sen. Troy Jackson
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (Sun Journal file photo) AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor and a Democratic senator are set to discuss the challenges facing loggers and the state’s logging industry. Gov. Paul LePage will attend a logging discussion hosted by Democratic Sen. Troy Jackson in New Canada on Friday afternoon. Jackson, a logger himself, […]
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Old Home Days caps 57th year of festivities
PHILLIPS — Celebrating the spirit of community, hundreds of parade-goers waved to Old Home Days marchers and floats on Friday afternoon. Children dressed in colorful gauze fairy wings and pirate garb stood excitedly along Main Street as bagpipers, dancers, cows and a dragon moved past them. The 57th year of festivities included a children’s art […]
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Stray bullets allegedly shot from Orrington firing range elicit safety concerns
ORRINGTON — A local resident said he is worried about the safety of people in his neighborhood and those who use his land after he was told that five stray bullets whizzed through the treetops above his property recently. Jerry Perkins, 69, who owns 375 acres of land off Perkins Point Road and whose family […]