So there I was on Saturday, wrapping up a weeklong vacation with the final chapter of a great book, “The Johnstown Flood,” by a great part-time Mainer, David McCullough of Camden.
July 2012
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New USM president Kalikow a good listener
PORTLAND — Theodora Kalikow has few preconceived notions on how to fix the problems that plague the University of Southern Maine.
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Area candidates among the dropouts from legislative races
Two Waterville House candidates and a Somerset County Senate candidate are among those who have officially dropped out of their races for the Maine Legislature.
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Pingree: Block LePage plan to cut 27,000 from Medicaid rolls
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to block a plan by Gov. Paul LePage to save money by dropping an estimated 27,000 low-income Mainers from the state’s Medicaid rolls.
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GOP picks Pouliot as District 57 replacement
AUGUSTA — Local Realtor and Augusta Planning Board member Matthew Pouliot is the Republican choice to run for state House of Representatives District 57.
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Officials: Has Team Hall-Dale fallen short?
HALLOWELL — Elected officials are calling for a review of a private group that has fallen short on a commitment to raise money for Hall-Dale Elementary School, leaving the city to pick of the tab.
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Support remains in state for legal same-sex marriage, survey shows
PORTLAND — Mainers support legalizing same-sex marriage, 57 percent to 35 percent, according to a statewide poll commissioned by the Portland Press Herald.
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Poll: Maine still in Obama’s camp
PORTLAND — Maine voters are sticking by President Barack Obama — so far, at least — despite deep concern about the lagging economy, according to a Portland Press Herald poll.
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Augusta councilors consider who pays for using the sun
AUGUSTA — A revised proposal to make some large city buildings more energy efficient would still be partially powered by the sun, but now financed by the city.
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Town staff shakeup under way in Palermo
PALERMO — The shakeup of the town staff that followed the Town Meeting vote to reduce pay and eliminate positions is under way, but will take a few months to settle.