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Maine attorney general wants to dismiss lawsuit by Maine governor
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Democratic attorney general is moving to dismiss a lawsuit filed against her by the state’s Republican governor. Gov. Paul LePage lawsuit claims Attorney General Janet Mills is refusing to represent the administration in court cases for political reasons. He also wants her to stop joining amicus briefs that clash with his […]
Study: Less religious states give less to charity
BOSTON — A new study on the generosity of Americans suggests that states with the least religious residents are also the stingiest about giving money to charity. The study released Monday by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that residents in states where religious participation is higher than the rest of the nation, particularly in the […]
Appalachian Trail marks 75th anniversary
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Like the people who hike it, the Appalachian Trail is always moving. Technically, Tuesday marks the 75th anniversary of its completion. But the 2,180-mile path stretching across 14 states from Springer Mountain, Ga., to Katahdin, Maine, is never really finished. It took 15 years for hundreds of volunteers, state and federal […]
Gay rights group drops $1M in gay marriage fights
MINNEAPOLIS — The country’s leading gay rights group is donating $1 million to campaigns in four states where gay marriage is on the ballot this fall. The Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign is donating $250,000 apiece to allies in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. It brings the group’s total spending on the issue this year […]
Gay rights group drops $250K in Md. gay marriage fight
MINNEAPOLIS — The country’s leading gay rights group is donating $1 million to campaigns in four states where gay marriage is on the ballot this fall. The Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign is donating $250,000 apiece to allies in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. It brings the group’s total spending on the issue this year […]
Eye Opener: O’Malley’s New England swing
The big story over the weekend was Gov. Martin O’Malley’s swing through New Hampshire and Maine in his role as chair of the Democratic Governors Association. Here’s a few stories detailing how that went, plus some casino news: The Associated Press reports that O’Malley had choice words for the Republican party at a New Hampshire […]
The real-life ‘Lincoln Lawyer’
A Maine lawyer is convinced a former client is a serial killer and is now trying to link him to a series of murders. Eric B. Cote represented Rory Holland from 2008 to 2009 in a real estate partition action. After Cote and Holland went their separate ways, Holland was convicted of killing brothers Derek and […]
Gifford’s of Maine buys Gifford’s of Maryland
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Gifford’s Ice Cream of Maine is buying a Maryland company with a nearly identical name. Skowhegan-based Gifford’s Ice Cream on Monday announced a deal to buy Silver Spring-based Gifford’s Ice Cream and Candy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two companies were not previously affiliated. The Bangor Daily News reports […]
Growlers roaring as a new old way to buy beer
PORTLAND, Maine — Ed McAleer likes to drink his brown ale and IPA straight from a beer tap. But he doesn’t need to be in a pub to do so. When he has a hankering for a draft beer at home, McAleer pours himself a cold one from a growler, a refillable 64-ounce glass jug […]
Researchers win in lawsuit over brain collection
ALFRED, Maine — A jury on Monday ruled against a Maine woman who said a prestigious research institute removed her late husband’s brain without her consent. A jury in York County Superior Court ruled 7-2 in favor of the Stanley Medical Research Institute and its Maine representative, Matthew Cyr. The Bethesda-based institute collected brains for […]
In old Maine farmhouse, the real Christina’s World
CUSHING, Maine — Andrew Wyeth’s famous painting “Christina’s World” shows a crippled woman dragging herself across a field toward a farmhouse. A tour of the house, which was declared a National Historic Landmark June 30, offers a fascinating, in-depth look at the real world of Christina Olson and her family, and also reveals the story […]
