IN ALBION, Wednesday at 9:41 p.m., harassment was investigated on Drake Hill.
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Decision on legislator’s ethics violations be to made this week
AUGUSTA — A state representative from Alfred could learn the fate of his seat in the House of Representatives by the end of this month, said House Speaker Robert Nutting.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LePage going full bore to find, fix state’s problems
I open the paper to read yet another commentary, I mean article, against the governor’s approach to getting the legislators to fix this state. This time it was about the upset he created by saying Democrats were not only holding up the deficit reduction process but that they were responsible for it in the first […]
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Woman injured in sled accident
LYNCHTOWN TOWNSHIP — A 61-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after a snowmobile accident Thursday, according to the Maine Warden Service.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Goold Health Systems editorial inaccurate, unfair
I was greatly disappointed to read the editorial, “Legislators need to reveal links to funded businesses” on Jan. 8, that implied that there was some kind of loophole by which Goold Health Systems won state of Maine contracts during Joe Bruno’s time as CEO. I have been with this company for 10 1/2 years, and […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Cut state aid if minors don’t attend school
Parents who receive state assistance for minor children should not continue receiving aid if the minors do not go to school. Parents should be held accountable, and their children should not be allowed to drop out of school. If minors drop out of school, any assistance should be stopped immediately. No state aid should be […]
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Committee sends DHHS recomendations
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee submitted its recommendations on Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed health and human services budget cuts Thursday.
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Former boss faces prison
AUGUSTA — The former head of the Maine Turnpike Authority is facing time in prison as part of a plea agreement with the Maine attorney general’s office after being charged for felony theft.
Posted inOpinion
DENIS THOET: Maine farmers have limited options for health insurance
I am a victim of socialized medicine. When I turned 65 two years ago, I became eligible for Medicare, having weathered three years without any insurance at all. About the same time, I learned that I was eligible for Veterans Health Care, having been a Vietnam-era draftee.