AUGUSTA — House Republicans have entrenched themselves against the rest of the Legislature — including their fellow GOP Senators — and are vowing to fight a state budget being crafted in the Legislature because it doesn’t include income tax cuts or welfare reforms favored by Gov. Paul LePage. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans said they have forged […]
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Maine House rejects hands-free only cell phone bill
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday defeated a bill that would have made it illegal to drive while using a hand-held mobile phone. The 55-88 vote against LD 185, a measure penned by state Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, followed broad support for the bill in the state Senate earlier this month. Lawmakers in the […]
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Dixfield boy wins Dr. Seuss contest at Ludden Memorial Library
Dixfield resident Logan Timberlake won a contest Monday afternoon held by the Ludden Memorial Library to guess the correct number of goldfish crackers in a fish bowl as part of a contest for Dr. Seuss month called “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Goldfish,” librarian Peggy Malley said Monday evening. Timberlake won a hardcover version […]
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Board learns about outdoor opportunities for students, discusses emergency evacuation plan
STRONG — Young people are spending more time in front of the computer, television and other entertainment media and less time learning about their environment, RSU 58 directors were told Thursday night. Directors, who met at the Strong Elementary School, learned about opportunities for students to learn about wildlife, to master survival skills and to […]
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Gasoline refiners push EPA to reduce ethanol requirements for New England
AUGUSTA — Refinery officials say a federal mandate on blending ethanol into gasoline is impossible to meet and they want the Environmental Protection Agency to relax the rules for 2014. The mandate requiring that gasoline sold in the United States must include 10 percent ethanol will cost refiners more than $700 million, which will more than likely be […]