Unemployment benefits, flood insurance, food stamps and dairy pricing are among the issues facing lawmakers.
January 2014
Posted inNews, Politics
Rooting out EBT fraud more complex than it seems
Gov. LePage’s examples of possible misuse illustrate why it’s so difficult to crack down on questionable purchases.
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Posted inSports
NFL PLAYOFFS: Patriots run wild on Colts
Blount scores 4 TDs as New England reaches AFC Championship game.
Posted inSports
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Bondine scores 21 as UMaine women’s basketball earns win
Black Bears beat Binghamton on the road.
Posted inSports
AUTO RACING: Pit crew challenge draws a crowd
Several dozen teams sign up for event at Northeast Motorsports Expo.
Posted inNation & World, News
Africa sees violent, deadly start to 2014
Conflicts in South Sudan and Central African Republic, as well as continued violence in Congo, and attacks in Somalia and Kenya have left thousands dead.
Posted inPolitics
GOP ‘lone wolf’ pushes wage hike
Ron Unz, a Silicon Valley multimillionaire, emerges from the political sidelines in California.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BOYS HOCKEY: Late goal lifts Maranacook/Winthrop
Glazier, Hawks sink Waterville
Posted inNews
Gardiner native honored by White House
Holly Doe, a graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s highest honor for teachers of mathematics, science, computer science and robotics.