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Governor's legal costs to rise as Medicaid lawsuit continues
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine could pay up to $200,000 for a Boston-based lawyer to defend the LePage administration in a lawsuit over voter-approved Medicaid expansion. The Department of Health and Human Services in a state form dated Monday proposed increasing the cost of a no-bid contract with law firm...
Google rebuffs FBI request for user location data
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Court documents show the FBI demanded Google hand over user location data while investigating a series of armed robberies in Maine. According to the search warrant as first reported by Forbes magazine, the FBI wanted data from every person using Google location services near two or...
New boat lift revealed on Portland waterfront
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A new boat lift has been unveiled in Maine as part of a redevelopment project on Portland's western waterfront. The Portland Press Herald reports the 330-metric ton boat lift revealed Tuesday will be able to lift boats out of the water and move them to workshops on land. The...
Maine Mariners announce new mascot: Beacon the Puffin
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Mariners officially have a mascot: Beacon the Puffin. Portland's newest professional hockey franchise announced Wednesday that Beacon will be at all Mariners home games, and the mascot will make appearances in the community year-round. The Puffins was one of the five...
City council holds off on noncitizen voting rights proposal
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials in Portland, Maine, have postponed a proposal that would have given noncitizen residents the right to vote in municipal elections. City Councilor Pious Ali said he didn't have the votes to move the proposal forward and referred it to the council's Legislative Committee for...
Maine resident arrested, allegedly spat in someone's face
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Virginia State Police say a Maine resident has been accused of spitting in the face of another protester during weekend demonstrations in Charlottesville. Portland resident Chloe Lubin was arrested with three other people demonstrating in memory of Heather Heyer, who was killed one...
Officials: Shed fire spreads to house, damages home
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine are investigating a shed fire that damaged a home. The Portland Press Herald reports firefighters responded to the Portland home around 1 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say the fire was contained within an hour. No one was injured in the fire. Portland Fire Capt. John...
Red Sox old-timer's memorabilia going up for sale
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Some items belonging to one of the Boston Red Sox's early members — when the team was known as the Boston Americans — are coming up for sale. Third baseman Harry Lord played for the Americans and then the Red Sox, becoming one of the first captains in 1910, before he...
Maine man dies, woman and infant injured, in Winslow crash
WINSLOW, Maine (AP) — A Waterville man has died and a woman and infant have been injured in a crash in car crash in Winslow. Police say 52-year-old Gabriel Stuart was killed when the car he was driving went off the road early Sunday morning. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Augusta Road. Authorities...
VA seeking bids for new clinic in southern Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to build a new clinic in southern Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports that the agency is seeking a developer for a potential two-story clinic that could be located in Portland or South Portland. Proposals are due Sept. 10. The...
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