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Editorial Roundup: New England
Hearst Connecticut Media. June 7, 2023. Editorial: Budget’s message is not so clear Happy times have returned to Hartford. The state Senate’s near-unanimous approval of a two-year budget that has already cleared the House is a sign of state political leadership...
Maine expansion of abortion laws, which would be among the country's broadest, passes committee
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A committee of the Maine Legislature signed off Friday on a proposal from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that would give the state one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country. Maine’s current laws allow abortions until a fetus becomes viable,...
Delayed justice: 3 states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ann Allen loved going to church and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest back in the 1960s. The giggling fun with friends always ended with a game of hide and seek. Each week, the Rev. Lawrence Sabatino chose one girl to hide with him. Allen...
Maine lawmakers to expand equal pay law to prevent racial discrimination
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers have signed off on a proposal to expand the state's equal pay law to prevent discrimination on the basis of race. The proposal from House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross received affirmative votes in both chambers of the Maine Legislature this week....
Bottomless supply? Concerns of limited Canadian hydropower as U.S. seeks to decarbonize grid
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Policymakers seeking to make the U.S. electric grid less reliant on fossil fuels have long looked north to Canada and its abundant surplus of hydropower, advocating for new transmission lines to bring more of that cheap, clean electricity south. But with...
Victim identified in Maine hotel fire that remains under investigation
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine said Monday they have identified a man who died in a hotel fire that remains under investigation. The May fire destroyed the Days Inn in Kittery, along the state's border with New Hampshire. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner...
Wild blueberry production takes a dip in the face of drought
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The nation's production of wild blueberries slipped a bit last year as some growers contended with drought. Wild blueberries are smaller than their cultivated cousins and are widely used in frozen and processed products such as smoothie mixes. Maine is the...
Louisiana out-slugs Maine, 19-10 to advance in the Coral Gables Regional
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Carson Roccaforte hit a three-run home run to help power a nine-run seventh-inning rally that carried Louisiana past Maine 19-10 in an elimination game at the Coral Gables Regional Saturday. The teams combined for 31 base hits and seven home runs in the...
911 transcripts point to chaos, fast-evolving situation in April shootings in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A frantic 911 call to report at least one person had been fatally shot led law enforcement to discover four bodies at a home in Maine and eventually to arrest a man who fired at vehicles on a nearby highway before confessing to police that he was behind the killings. ...
Independent review finds no problems in workplace culture of attorney general's office
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An independent review launched after the disclosure of a relationship between Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and a worker whom he supervises concluded the complaint was brought by a “disgruntled” family member, and that the episode provides an opportunity to...
