AUGUSTA — A working group has signed off on a plan to replace the State Planning Office with one that would try to save money by making government more efficient. The proposal by Gov. Paul LePage still is subject to approval by the Legislature.
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Mitchell: Partisanship has become worse in Washington
PORTLAND — Like most Americans, former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell said, he tends to look at the past through rose-tinted glasses.
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Farmerin midst of local-state permit conflict
PORTLAND — A Maine farmer is headed for a legal showdown for ignoring state law and following a local ordinance that exempts farmers from state and federal regulations if they sell their products directly to consumers.
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Michaud has mixed feelings on budget amendment
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Michaud, D-2nd District, says he favors a balanced-budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution — but will vote against one this week because it could mean harsh cuts to programs like Social Security.
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Woman sentenced for role in crash that killed boyfriend
SKOWHEGAN — An Etna woman will spend 11 months in jail for a single-vehicle rollover accident that killed her boyfriend.
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GrowSmart speaker talks sprawl
WATERVILLE — Evan Richert, former director of the Maine State Planning Office, began his keynote address Wednesday with a request.
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Blaze on porch damages family’s home in Phillips
PHILLIPS — Woodrow Rose awoke to his wife’s screams and ran outside to find flames spreading across the ceiling of an enclosed porch Tuesday night at their Phillips home.
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Company partner pitches gas pipeline
AUGUSTA — A natural gas pipeline forming a spine through the Kennebec Valley region would help spur economic growth and more business opportunities, Richard Silkman told a group of area business people on Wednesday.
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China approves access road to primary school
CHINA — Construction of a new emergency access road to China Primary School was unanimously approved by the Planning Board Tuesday.
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Colby student drowns in Chile
WATERVILLE — Colby College is mourning the death of a junior from Colorado who drowned Tuesday in Chile, where he was spending a semester abroad.