WEST PARIS — Maine State Police Trooper Jason Wing said the agency is offering to have troopers give presentations to communities in order to stop the flow of illegal drugs into Maine. “The key is, we obviously want to get the community involved,” Wing told members of the Ring McKeen American Legion Post 151 on Friday. He […]
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Bill to bring back Maine presidential primary gets thumbs up
AUGUSTA — A March statewide presidential primary vote could be in the works for Maine in 2020, if the next Legislature elected in November can figure out a way to pay for it. Lawmakers on the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee voted 12-0 Monday to approve a bill that would send voters to the polls […]
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State budget panel hears bill to increase trooper pay
AUGUSTA — Trooper Dane Wing said he was giving up his lifelong dream of following in his grandfather’s footsteps by being a Maine State Police trooper. Wing, who serves with Troop C out of Skowhegan, told the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee he simply couldn’t afford to keep working for the state and was resigning Monday […]
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State bowling championship results
High School Bowling State Individual Championship At Family Fun Bowling Center, Bangor, Feb. 13 Top four girl bowlers after four games Alley Gagne-Robertson from Andro Valley Red with 869 pins; Avery Goulding from Andro Valley Red with 768 pins; Bailey Magan from Brewer with 716 pins; Abigail Ray from Bangor Co-op with 712 pins Finals […]
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Gov. Paul LePage attacks ‘socialist’ lawmakers in State of the State letter
AUGUSTA — Returning to a practice from the 1800s, Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday issued a written State of the State address to the Legislature. Breaking from the modern tradition of delivering a speech on the state’s current status before a joint session of the Maine House and Senate, LePage said he was forgoing […]
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The Hot Corner: Football repeat? Difficult. Four at once? Ridiculous.
Meet the new champs. Same as the old champs. In the space of about 23 hours this past weekend, the four reigning high school football state champions evolved into four repeat high school football state champions. Those of us paid to write and broadcast such details reported this anomaly with disarming, matter-of-fact, oh-by-the-way detachment, as […]
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Class B football championship: Brunswick rallies, but Marshwood repeats
PORTLAND — Zach Doyon was the only current player on the Marshwood roster to score a touchdown in the Class B football championship one year ago. Cole McDaniel had never played quarterback in his life until seven weeks ago. Together, they led the new-look Hawks to the same result, and one that has become commonplace in […]
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Class C football championship: Winslow repeats, 24-10, over Yarmouth
Giving up a 64-yard quarterback keeper on the second play from scrimmage isn’t there, either. And there’s no evidence that five turnovers are any part of the equation. Even with all that stacked against Yarmouth, the Clippers’ defense played well enough to win for most of Saturday afternoon before Winslow walked away with its second […]
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Class A football: Thornton puts away Portland for third title in four years
Down two touchdowns early in the third quarter, the Bulldogs received a burst of energy from the backfired gamble and rallied to tie the game. But what the Golden Trojans giveth, McCrum taketh away. The senior quarterback’s 28-yard strike to Ben Lambert on the opening play of the fourth quarter set up a go-ahead field […]
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Oak Hill beats MCI for third consecutive football championship
Dalton Therrien of Oak Hill pulled it off Friday night at Alfond Stadium, with a game that never will be forgotten for a team and a program that have achieved immortality. The Raiders’ senior quarterback rolled up 426 total yards and was responsible for all five Oak Hill touchdowns in a 34-21 victory over Maine […]