AUGUSTA (AP) — The severe winter has put an end to the turkey hunt in parts of northern Maine. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said the hunt has been suspended in wildlife management districts 1-6. The spring turkey season will remain unchanged in all other areas of the state. Commissioner Chandler Woodcock […]
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Judge awards woman $104K from Maine aviation company
PORTLAND — A federal judge Monday awarded an Ohio woman more than $104,000 in damages as a result of a private plane forced to make an emergency landing in Colorado last May that left her fearful of flying after a “harrowing 15 minutes” in which she believed her entire family would die. The plane, which […]
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Van Buren man known as ‘Border Guy’ gets 10 years for running cocaine from Texas to Canada
BANGOR — A Van Buren man known as “The Border Guy” was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 10 years in prison for his role in a drug-running scheme that brought cocaine from Texas to Canada through Maine. Robert Rossignol, 61, pleaded guilty in March to charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to […]
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Ohio company awarded $423K in Oxford Aviation suit
OXFORD — A U.S. District Court judge has awarded more than $423,000 in damages to an Ohio company in its lawsuit against Oxford Aviation. Collecting the money is complicated by the possible bankruptcy of Oxford Aviation owner and President James Horowitz. Earlier this month, Horowitz transferred the company to himself and promptly filed for Chapter […]
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Maine Legislature’s energy docket set for full slate in 2014
AUGUSTA — The cost of energy in Maine, its production and transmission, as well as whether the mix of renewable sources is balanced, will continue to be debated at the State House in 2014. Lawmakers on the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee have spent their past few meetings honing up as they prepare to […]
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Woodcock to serve as interim AD at UMaine
ORONO (AP) — The University of Maine has tapped Seth Woodcock to serve as interim athletic director starting next week.Woodcock will serve until a permanent athletic director is hired to replace Steve Abbott, who left the post to return to his previous post as chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.Woodcock currently serves as […]
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LePage energy chief defends efforts to reopen offshore wind bids
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s top energy advisor Tuesday defended efforts the governor made to restart a bid process for an offshore wind power project along Maine’s coast. Patrick Woodcock, the director of LePage’s Energy Office, said efforts it made to allow the University of Maine to bid on the project before the Maine Public […]