After a storm that dropped nearly 5 inches of rain across parts of southern Maine, snow and cold are back this week.
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Bill Nemitz: Echoes of Watergate – with one glaring difference
Longtime Maine mover-and-shaker Severin Beliveau doesn’t just remember the scandal that took down President Richard Nixon. He found himself in its cross hairs.
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Oversight panel orders investigation of Maine office that provides lawyers for the poor
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee approved a ‘deeper dive’ into the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services after an initial review and outside reports raised questions about accountability.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Warm, windy, rainy to start the week before a return to Arctic air
Maine gets to enjoy a break from the cold days and nights, but it comes at the price of rain and wind. The dry air at the end of the week marks the return of colder days.
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Top lawmakers reject most appeals to hear more bills in January
Members of the Legislative Council voted down more bills than they accepted Friday as lawmakers pushed to get previously rejected bills before the Legislature next year.
Posted inCommunity
Portland Diocese to hold special collection Dec. 7, 8
Proceeds will benefit the Retirement Fund for Religious
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Rejected bills to get second look by Maine legislative leaders
Top lawmakers will hear appeals on Friday from the sponsors of about 75 bills that were not accepted for debate in the legislative session that begins in January.
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Sanders turns in signatures for Maine presidential primary in March
The presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders announced Monday that it had submitted 2,800 signatures of Maine voters to put the Vermont senator on the Democratic primary ballot in Maine.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Winter weather warriors offer tips for enjoying Maine’s frozen woods and waters
Make dark, frigid winter your friend by following the advice of our cadre of cold-weather experts.
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Bill Nemitz: Feral hogs give Mainers one more thing to worry about – or not
The wild pigs’ population is ‘exploding’ throughout the United States. Could we face them next?