The Republican plans to reveal details Tuesday, citing evidence in Maine that benefits programs for the poor are being abused.
July 2016
Lincolnville woman accused of setting stolen van on fire in Cape Elizabeth
A garage at 2 Lights Terrace was also damaged in the fire. The suspect, Melanie Vangel, is charged with arson.
Patriots’ Nate Ebner makes U.S. Olympic rugby team
Ebner, still under contract with the Patriots, was named to the Olympic squad on Monday.
State posts explainer on upcoming changes to overtime rules
Labor officials also prepare to revise Maine’s laws so they match federal rules on how to pay exempt salaried workers.
State police charge two with trespassing at Litchfield camp
A neighbor said he saw them take out a window screen Sunday morning to get inside the vacant camp on Pleasant Pond.
Man who smashed Yale window depicting slaves wants his job back
Corey Menafee resigned dining hall job last month after taking a broomstick to the window at Calhoun College.
Fairfield’s Horsman chosen to lead district of Elks-USA
He will serve a one-year term.
Judge acquits fourth officer in death of Freddie Gray
Lt. Brian Rice was the highest-ranking of the six officers charged in Gray’s arrest and death in custody.
Portland’s Greenhut Galleries sold to California couple
Peggy Golden, owner of one of the city’s oldest commercial art galleries, sells its name, client list and framing equipment to John Danos and Kelley Lehr of Los Angeles.
Average gasoline price continues downward in Maine
The average price has also fallen in New Hampshire and Vermont.