The 2012 legalization of consumer fireworks is blamed for excess noise and scaring livestock.
March 2013
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Ex-sheriff’s deputy faces child sex abuse charges
Horace Barstow, of Norridgewock, is charged with sexually assaulting three children who attended his wife’s day care.
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Consensus to expand Medicaid in Maine seen as likely
The governor’s willingness to consider Medicaid expansion is noteworthy because of the deep opposition he expressed just a few months ago.
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Earthquake shakes wide area of S. California
The U.S. Geological Survey placed the epicenter in the desert about 100 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
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Maine bills seek to ban or restrict use of fireworks
Proposals include requiring open-burning permits to shoot off fireworks and banning use within one mile of fields with livestock.
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2 New England legislative websites get an A grade
The Sunlight Foundation also says two other New England states’ websites merit an F. Maine falls somewhere in between.
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Jury convicts ex-Detroit mayor of corruption
Jurors convict Kwame Kilpatrick of a raft of crimes, including a racketeering conspiracy charge that carries a maximum punishment of 20 years behind bars.
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Democrats, LePage swap offers on liquor, hospitals
At issue are proposals for paying hospitals and terms of a new wholesale liquor contract for Maine.
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Augusta philanthropist Elsie Viles dies at 98
Augusta philanthropist Elsie Pike Viles, who gave her heart and her money to support the things she liked, died Saturday at age 98.
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Democrats unveil own plan to repay Maine hospital debt
The plan was unveiled 30 minutes before a full day of public hearings on Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to use a renegotiated liquor contract and revenue bond to repay the state’s share of the hospital debt.