AUGUSTA MATTERS – Creating jobs takes more than rhetoric

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 »

Ethics commission looks into casino PAC funding

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 »

The View From Planet Kerth: Oh, the things you can learn where the seats have lids that lift

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 »

Maine ethics commission to investigate 2011 Lewiston casino campaign

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 »

Searsport tank developer, opponents host meetings

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 »

Have title, will travel: Ms. Wheelchair Maine to speak out for the disabled

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 »

Former Ousted Maine Committeeman, Thompson, Eyes Return To GOP Ranks

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 »

Red Claws Join with Make-A-Wish, Maine Mall for Valentine's Drive

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 »

Maine ethics panel considers casino funding probe

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 »

For MEA, education excellence takes a back seat to politics

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 »