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Friday, January 24, 2020 at 1 pm

 

Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial


Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case at Donald Trump's impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a "completely bogus" Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani.
 
 
 

Record streak of unemployment continues in Maine


The unemployment rate in Maine continues its record pace of being below 4 percent for 48 consecutive months.
 
 
 

NY man charged in Cherryfield homicide to be arraigned on murder charge


A man accused of slaying a Maine woman in Cherryfield more than 2½ years ago is scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge Friday afternoon in Washington County Superior Court in Machias.
 
 
 

Governor’s Energy Office recommends penalties for CMP


The Maine Governor’s Energy Office has asked electricity regulators to consider increasing management penalties to Central Maine Power when they make their final deliberations on an ongoing rate case next Friday.
 
 
 

Maine fire marshal confirms Farmington blast was caused by bollard severing gas line


An auger head of a bollard installed by a Manchester company to protect an air-conditioning unit six days before a deadly September explosion at a Farmington nonprofit severed the propane line and caused the blast, the state fire marshal’s office said Friday.
 
 
 

Note-passing and ‘more serious than I thought’: Maine’s senators on Day 3 of Trump trial


All eyes are still on Maine’s senior senator as the impeachment trial continues in Washington.
 
 
 

Former U.S. Customs officer sentenced on child pornography charge


A former U.S. Customs officer was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 23, in Bangor District Court for possession of child pornography.
 
 
 

Where to rent and try fat bikes in Maine


Fat biking is becoming increasingly popular in Maine, but the cost of the equipment needed for the sport can be prohibitive for beginners.
 
 
 

These 9 movies and TV shows were set in Maine, though you might not realize it


Many of these Maine-based films will be screened during the Maine at the Movies Film Festival, which will tour the state as part of the Bicentennial, March 6-15.
 
 
 

How Chinese investors brought feng shui to Old Town


When Chinese investors touched down in Old Town more than a year ago, they stunned residents with not only the purchase of the shuttered mill, but also a unique grand-opening celebration — a feng shui cleansing.
 
 
 

2 retired policemen are leading Maine’s new school safety push


Maine’s education department is in the early stages of developing a clearinghouse for communities interested in enhancing the safety infrastructure and culture of their schools.
 
 
 

Mom and daughter coaches to clash in Class A North cheering regional


When Oxford Hills of South Paris edged Bangor High School by two-tenths of a point to win Monday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A cheering championship in Augusta, it also marked a battle for family bragging rights.
 
 
 

Farewell to the Maine Guide Fly Shop, a Moosehead institution


The Maine Guide Fly Shop was just one of those special Maine places, a spot where you always knew you’d find exactly what you needed, and that the person behind the counter — sometimes Dan Legere, more often his wife, Penny — wouldn’t steer you wrong.
 
 
 

Ex-Mainer sues owners of 4 Portland-area motels alleging staff ignored signs of sex trafficking


A former Maine woman who says she is a survivor of sex trafficking in the Portland area has sued two large hotel chains in U.S. District Court claiming they have ignored human trafficking activities in their motels.
 
 
 

As another bus hub is proposed, Bangor council seems likely to keep it in Pickering Square


As the Bangor City Council prepares to vote in just a few days on whether to keep the region’s public bus hub in Pickering Square, the proposal appears to have enough votes for passage by the nine-member panel.
 
 
 

Pedestrian dies in Route 15 crash in Orrington


A pedestrian died Thursday evening after being hit by a car on Route 15 in Orrington.
 
 
 

2 people dead after boat capsizes off Maine coast


The two people aboard the Hayley Ann vessel are dead after the boat reportedly capsized.
 
 
 

Bangor’s latest pedestrian death was city’s 4th since 2015


The Bangor pedestrian who died Wednesday after being hit by a car last week was the fourth pedestrian to die in a crash in Bangor since 2015.
 
 
 

Maine public advocate urges regulators to hold CMP responsible for high bills


Maine Public Advocate Barry Hobbins asked the Public Utilities Commission Thursday to reject its staff’s findings that Central Maine Power’s billing and metering system had no systemic problems.
 
 
 

Stained-glass windows of ‘museum quality’ to be removed from disused Passamaquoddy church


The planned removal from St. Ann Church of the 19 windows, which depict saints and incorporate Native American symbols and figures, will be done with the approval of the Passamaquoddy tribe.
 
 

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