I was not surprised to read about Ken Petersen seeing a large cat (cougar) in Dresden. I saw one in Sidney 30 feet away from me while picking wild berries with my wife and my mother. It was just sitting there watching me. When it saw my wife and mother getting closer, it disappeared in […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Democrats increased taxes, didn’t cut them
Rep. Seth Berry’s column, “Democrats pushed for affordable tax cuts for working Mainers” (July 1) seems more than a bit disingenuous. After all, the Democrats have had total control of Maine’s government for decades, and there have never been any tax cuts. There have, however, been tax increases. Last year, Maine people soundly rejected through […]
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Canadian folk singers arrested at Maine border
The two singers from Red Deer, Alberta, are charged with making false and misleading representation.
Posted inSports
Red Claws add 76ers as affiliate
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws say the Philadelphia 76ers will be their new NBA affiliate, joining the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats as a parent club to the Red Claws. Each NBA team can assign up to two NBA players at one time to their NBA Developmental League partner. The 76ers join the […]
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Small earthquake felt in eastern Maine
The magnitude 2.3 quake happened at 5:23 a.m. today and was centered in Brooksville.
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Man wanted in Florida homicide arrested in Madison
Shaun Corson, originally from Madison, was wanted in connection with the June 26 killing of a Jacksonville woman.
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Maine gets $2.1M to fight teen smoking
The FDA awards the state a three-year compliance and enforcement contract to help crack down on the sale of cigarettes to minors.
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Man rescues woman from burning car
Flames engulf the car shortly after the man uses a knife to cut the woman’s seat belt and pulls her to safety.
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EPA to impose new cross-state air pollution rules
The rules, which replace a Bush-era regulation thrown out by federal courts in 2008, target coal-fired power plants mainly in the eastern United States.