26 January 2012, 12:42 pm
I would like to thank the Lakes Region Weekly for the opportunity to write this column. I represent District 102 in the Maine House of Representatives, which includes most of Standish. I enjoy opportunities like this to communicate with Standish residents. As always please feel free to contact me an... Read More »
26 January 2012, 10:02 am
A Maine ethics board has given the go-ahead for a deeper investigation into the finances of two political action committees that support efforts to bring a casino to Lewiston last year.... Read More »
26 January 2012, 8:54 am
I have spent hundreds of hours hanging out in bathrooms where you are likely to find teenagers. OK, that sounded creepy. Let me start again. During my 33-year career as a high school teacher at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Ill., I was often assigned to stand in a student bathroom during pa... Read More »
25 January 2012, 5:43 pm
AUGUSTA — The state will continue its investigation of a pair of political action committees that supported an effort to bring a casino to Lewiston in 2011.... Read More »
25 January 2012, 4:33 pm
SEARSPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The rhetoric is heating up as the company that wants to put a liquified propane gas terminal in Searsport, and the group opposed to the project begin hosting meetings and ramping up their efforts to sway residents to see their side of the issue.... Read More »
25 January 2012, 3:20 pm
Leelee Prince Miliano of Westbrook, Ms. Wheelchair Maine, will be traveling the state as an advocate for the disabled. (Courtesy photo)... Read More »
25 January 2012, 7:43 am
Former Maine Township Republican Committeeman Mark Thompson, who also served as Maine Township supervisor for eight years, said he will soon meet with state GOP leaders to discuss resurrecting the local Republican Party that he says has been dormant for the last two years.... Read More »
25 January 2012, 7:21 am
South Portland, Maine (January 23, 2012) - On Saturday, January 28th Make-A-Wish Foundation(r) of Maine and the Red Claws will kick off Where's The Love?, a three-week Maine Mall event featuring make-and-take valentines.... Read More »
25 January 2012, 5:19 am
Maine's Ethics Commission is considering a request to investigate the 2011 campaign finance reporting by the two political action committees that promoted the 2011 Lewiston casino citizen initiative.... Read More »
24 January 2012, 5:37 am
Posted Jan. 23, 2012, at 3:58 p.m. Last modified Jan. 23, 2012, at 4:52 p.m. Not long ago the Maine Education Association — the teachers union — promoted educational excellence in public schools and worked for better pay and benefits for teachers.... Read More »