A legislative committee excludes the public – and lawmakers themselves – from the measure, which now goes to the Maine House and Senate for debate.
2017
Posted inBusiness
Passenger car sales plummet for third straight month
SUVs and trucks are still moving, but some analysts see large inventories of cars as a looming problem.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine lobsterman denied bail in federal manslaughter case
Christopher Hutchinson, 28, of Cushing is charged with seaman’s manslaughter in the deaths two crewmen in 2014.
Posted inCommunity
Austism focus of talk April 4 in Fairfield
Derek and Dylan Volk to share their journey.
Posted inMaine, News
Cumberland County Jail inmate suffers drug overdose
Danyielle Banks, 43, of Biddeford was administered Narcan after displaying ‘seizure-like symptoms,’ a jail official says.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gray residents’ effort to secede from town falters in Legislature
A committee votes against two bills seeking authorization for referendums on whether to allow the Little Sebago Lake and Mount Hunger areas to become parts of neighboring towns.
Posted inSports
Red Sox sink Pirates to win season opener
Andrew Benintendi clubs 3-run homer to power Boston.
Posted inSports
Benintendi homer sparks Red Sox in season opener
Andrew Benintendi homers to cap a five-run inning, and Rick Porcello pitches well in a 5-3 win over the Pirates.
Posted inNews, Politics
Bill would let Maine bars keep serving until 2 a.m.
Communities with police departments could decide to push back closing time from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. if the bill becomes law.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump donates first 3 months of salary to Park Service
The president must be paid but Trump had promised to forgo his salary.