AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s independent auditor is questioning whether the state is ensuring that federal funding for low-income individuals is spent in line with the law. State Auditor Pola Buckley last month submitted the annual audit to lawmakers. She said Maine received $3.1 billion in federal assistance in the fiscal year ending in mid-2018. […]
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ANSON, Maine (AP) — One person has died in a Maine house fire. A fire engulfed a home Sunday morning in Anson, a town in Somerset County. Fire officials believe the victim is the home’s owner and sole resident, 75-year-old Richard Duley, but the identity of the victim has not been confirmed by the medical […]
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine could end non-medical exemptions for routine childhood vaccines required by schools and certain health care facilities by September 2021. The Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee voted 8-5 on a Democrat’s bill Wednesday. Multiple studies have debunked claims that measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations increase the risk for autism. Maine […]
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The owner of a Maine utility that serves many of the state’s rural and remote regions says it has reached an agreement to sell its interest in the power company to a Canadian firm. Emera Inc. says Monday the agreement to sell Emera Maine to ENMAX Corp. for $959 million is […]
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft want a Florida judge to block prosecutors from using secretly taken video that police say shows him engaging in paid sex acts with female massage parlor employees. Kraft’s attorneys challenged in court documents filed Thursday the warrant allowing Jupiter police officers to hide […]
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BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — An Acadia National Park plan to alleviate overcrowding in the summer calls for a timed reservation system and fees for parking lots. Park officials say the reservation system for cars would apply to several busy spots: Cadillac Mountain, the Jordan Pond north lot and the Ocean Drive corridor. Under the […]
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EASTBROOK, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman has pleaded guilty in connection with a deadly car crash in 2017. Twenty-one-year-old Maryah Sprague admitted to reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon at court Wednesday. WABI-TV reports she was initially charged with manslaughter and operating under the influence involving death, but those charges have been dropped. Her […]