Monday marked the second day that firefighters worked to snuff out the smoldering remains of a fire that leveled two downtown buildings, including the former home of the iconic Hebert Rexall Pharmacy, in Van Buren on Sunday.
The U.S. Post Office will honor former President George H.W. Bush, who died Nov. 30 at age 94, with a commemorative Forever stamp.
On Wednesday, Senate President Troy Jackson introduced legislation to help keep ambulance and neonatal transport services operating in the state. LD 915, “An Act To Provide Adequate Reimbursement under MaineCare for Ambulance and Neonatal Transport Services” received a public hearing before the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee.
Following the release last night of details regarding the service for Detective Ben Campbell, Governor Janet Mills today directed that the United States and State of Maine flags be flown at half-staff statewide immediately until sunset on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, the day of his funeral services.
Many questions remained about Maine State Police Detective Ben Campbell’s death — including why two wheels detached from a passing truck trailer and how common such wheel detachments are.
Jay Philbrick, a student at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, recently served as a delegate in the U.S. Senate Youth Program, and met recently with U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, during the program’s reception in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Carpenter, D-Houlton, is a Vietnam War veteran. He, and other veterans, were recognized on Friday at the State House in honor of National Vietnam War Veterans Day 2019.
A commission that oversees development in Maine’s Unorganized Territory, which covers about half of the state’s land mass, approved controversial new rules Tuesday governing where it will allow development.
Governor Janet Mills directed that the United States and State of Maine flags be flown at half-staff statewide immediately for the remainder of today, April 3, 2019, in honor of a Maine State Trooper who was struck and killed in the line of duty this morning in a crash on Interstate 95 in Hampden.
Spring has arrived, but Father Winter isn’t finished with Maine yet, bringing a dusting of snow across eastern Maine.
