That’s because the state has no well-documented disaster recovery plan and doesn’t run periodic disaster tests. Thousands of Mainers may be taking advantage of the unemployment system run by the Maine Department of Labor, forcing the state to spend millions of dollars more than it should. Or not. No one really knows. One-third of the […]
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County sees July baby boom as Brits celebrate royal birth
PRESQUE ISLE — As the U.K. commemorated the royal birth with a 41-gun salute this week, Aroostook County was already reveling in a baby boom of its own. Nine babies were born during the week of July 15, eight of them during a 72-hour window, at A.R. Gould Memorial Hospital in Presque Isle. “For a hospital […]
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Greene man sentenced to 18 months for reselling prescription skin cream online
A Greene man was sentenced Monday in Portland on charges of theft, misbranding and giving a false statement. In a U.S. Department of Justice release, United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that United States District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Samuel Hall, 38, to 1 1/2 years in prison and three years of supervised […]
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Virginia ‘Ginny’ (Willis) Litchfield
died 2013 WEYMOUTH, Mass. — Virginia “Ginny” (Willis) Litchfield of Holbrook, Mass., 69, formerly of Weymouth, Mass., and Sumner, died Wednesday, July 17, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Ginny worked for Morgan Linen Services for over 15 years. After her retirement in 2008, she went on to work for Babies R’ Us for three […]
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Railway involved in Quebec explosion lays off 79 of 179 workers
HERMON — The railway that owns the runaway train that devastated a small Quebec town almost two weeks ago, killing 50 people, has laid off 79 of its 179 workers because of the disaster, a company official said Wednesday. Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway workers learned at the close of business on Monday that they […]
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What’s the plan for Maine’s economy?
As Maine struggled to recover from a major recession in the early 1990s, Gov. John McKernan and lawmakers formed the 19-member Maine Economic Growth Council and charged it with developing a long-term economic development strategy for the state. Council members toured the state and held focus groups to craft a statewide plan. But soon after, […]
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Auburn budgets, government topic of informational meeting
AUBURN — City Manager Clinton Deschene discussed the rationale behind the city’s budget and philosophies for managing municipal government at a public meeting Monday in Auburn Hall. “What Auburn really has to do is figure out what we want, commit to it and stick to it,” Deschene said at the first of two public meetings […]
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Heard on the street: We asked, ‘Should LePage seek a second term?’
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage’s recent rape analogy in reference to a Democratic lawmaker made national news. And last week, after state legislators voted to override the budget LePage had vetoed, he said he may not run for a second term. We asked the lunch crowd at Gridiron Restaurant and Sports Pub on Lisbon Street: […]