FARMINGTON — Four middle and high school students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after the bus they were on Tuesday afternoon collided with a tractor-trailer on a slick stretch of U.S. Route 2.
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Lawmaker resigns amid criminal probe
AUGUSTA — Rep. David R. Burns, R-Alfred, resigned his seat in the Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday as the attorney general’s office prepared to file criminal charges alleging misuse of clean elections funds.
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Pingree: Some LePage Medicaid cuts ‘illegal’
AUGUSTA — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Tuesday that it would be “illegal” for Gov. Paul LePage to cut certain groups from the state’s Medicaid program to balance the budget.
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Housing agency proposals ignite debate
AUGUSTA — Allegations about misspent funds and investments in high-priced housing projects by the Maine State Housing Authority fueled arguments Tuesday over a proposal to reform the agency.
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Residents OK trash pay change
CHINA — Many residents are ready to change their waste disposal habits, including doing more recycling, in order to keep costs down at the town’s transfer station.
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Recommended cuts target at-risk youths, hospitals, education
AUGUSTA — Cuts to higher education, hospitals and services for at-risk youths are among the recommendations of a task force that was formed to fill a $25 million shortfall in the state budget.
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Fishing derby among park’s 20th anniversary festivities
SKOWHEGAN — Lake George Regional Park will begin celebrating its 20th anniversary Saturday with the park’s annual ice fishing derby and winter carnival.
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Police toe fine line in releasing information about Ayla
Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland brushed the snow from his sleeves Tuesday afternoon, looked into the camera and began the interview.
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Residents question corporate rights
FREEDOM — Residents will vote at Town Meeting in March whether to ask President Barack Obama and Maine’s congressional delegates to amend the U.S. Constitution to declare that corporations do not have the same rights as people.