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Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 1 pm

 

Trucker convicted in fiery crash that killed 2 asks for new trial


The attorney representing Randall Weddle is requesting a new trial based on statements that an assistant attorney general made to the media about warrants for roadside blood tests.
 
 
 

How to find the tiny house of your dreams


Sometimes the hardest part of starting a simple lifestyle is finding the right home.
 
 
 

Maine House upholds Janet Mills’ sports-betting veto


The Tuesday vote — heavily lobbied by casinos who opposed the law and mobile betting sites that backed it — fell across party lines.
 
 
 

Maine lawmakers could limit tactic big-box retailers use to fight local tax bills


Lawyers for big-box retailers contesting property tax assessments have argued tax bills should be based on the value of a store as if it were vacant, up for sale and likely unappealing to prospective buyers, even while they’re in business.
 
 
 

Sports betting faces a final test in Maine today. It’s here by accident.


The House vote is uncertain since the measure didn’t face a roll-call vote in that chamber when it passed last year.
 
 
 

Verso completes sale of Androscoggin mill as part of $400 million deal


The sale makes the Jay mill’s new owner, Pennsylvania-based Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, the largest specialty paper producer in North America.
 
 
 

How well do you know Maine’s high school basketball history?


Basketball fans from around the state will descend upon Bangor, Augusta and Portland this week for the start of the annual Maine Basketball tournament. Try our quiz to test your Maine high school basketball knowledge.
 
 
 

New Hampshire hopes to clarify unsettled Democratic contest


Since the chaotic Iowa caucuses failed to perform their traditional function of winnowing the race, it now falls to New Hampshire to begin culling the Democratic field.
 
 
 

Trump campaigns as a Second Amendment warrior


In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly warned supporters at his rallies that Democrats "will take your guns away."
 
 
 

Bangor School Committee will review a new suicide prevention policy after parents ask for it


Parents and experts who criticized Bangor High School’s response to the student’s suicide in November 2019 called the policy a good first step.
 
 
 

Work starts on converting defunct Down East supermarket into high school vocational center


Work has begun on renovating a defunct supermarket in Columbia into a high school vocational center for students from western Washington County.
 
 
 

Anglers gearing up for 58th annual Schoodic Lake derby


Anglers looking for a day of fun on a beautiful Maine lake may want to head to the Milo area this weekend, as the venerable Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby returns for its 58th edition.
 
 
 

Edward Little and Bangor are favorites again in AA North boys tourney


The Class AA boys basketball tournament looks to be a two-team race for the second straight year.
 
 
 

Bangor’s Bruce Boyington among Mainers to suffer mixed martial arts losses


The first mixed martial arts show held on the stage of historic Merrill Auditorium in Portland produced some unanticipated results Saturday night.
 
 
 

Oxford Hills heavy favorite to defend AA North girls basketball title


The Oxford Hills girls basketball team captured its first state championship a year ago and now is a heavy favorite to make it two Class AA North titles in a row and three in four years.
 
 
 

Despite neighbors’ objections, Bangor council OKs new zoning for affordable housing project


A leading developer of affordable housing in the Bangor region is trying to create another housing development on about 5 acres of private land on Milford Street Extension.
 
 
 

Energy regulators gave $500K contract to company that should have been ineligible


The Maine Public Utilities Commission paid a company $500,000 to study Maine’s electric grid, but the company should have been ineligible for the contract based on the commission’s own rules, according to interviews and a review of documents.
 
 
 

Witness recalls aftermath of car crash that killed 3 kids


A woman driving home from an overnight shift at work was one of the first people at the scene of a fatal crash in Clinton that claimed the lives of a 15-year-old boy and two sisters, ages 12 and 14.
 
 
 

Sports betting survived in the Maine Legislature by one senator’s accidental vote


A key sports betting measure got new life in the Maine Legislature by one vote last week only after a senator from Oxford County accidentally voted to override a veto from Gov. Janet Mills, according to another bill opponent.
 
 
 

See where disease-carrying ticks are most common in Maine


A new report gives a glimpse into where and when people are encountering disease-carrying ticks throughout the state.
 
 

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