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AUGUSTA — Senator David Miramant, D-Camden, introduced a bill this week to allow wineries to ship their products in and out of Maine. LD 1093, “An Act To Expand the Options for Shipping Wine Directly to Customers," was the subject of a public hearing before the Legislature’s Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs. “As it stands now, out-of-state wineries and wine clubs have greater freedom to deliver wine in Maine than our own local wineries,” said Miramant. “Changing this law will...

Mon, 04/12/2021 - 9:30am Senator Angus King. (File photo/Lynda Clancy) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King, I-Maine, announced Monday the hiring of three new staff members to support his efforts to serve Maine people. Maine natives Natalie Hodgman and Nancy Billings have joined Senator King’s team to serve as Staff Assistants, having previously served as interns in Senator King’s office. Hodgman grew up on a farm in Winterport, where her family raised sheep. She is a gra...

A bill aimed at increasing the development of Maine’s workforce through apprenticeships and other requirements underwent a lengthy public hearing Friday before the Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee. Under the bill, the state would give preference to subsidizing renewable energy projects by contractors that use an apprenticeship program, and pay a prevailing wage. Opponents say the measure could have unintended consequences. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Rep. Kevin Cuddy of Winter...

AUGUSTA — The Maine House and Senate voted March 11 to advance a bill sponsored by Representative Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, ensuring certain educational technicians are not required to pay into the Maine Public Employee Retirement System (MePERS) and can instead collect social security, according to a March 15 news release.  “Maine faces a shortage of educational technicians,” said Rep. Cuddy. “Fortunately, not all of these positions require certification for them to work. That is tru...

AUGUSTA — Representative Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, and Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, have been working with representatives from the Maine Department of Education to address confusion around the Maine Ocean School’s funding structure, according to a news release. In a meeting Cuddy and Curry organized with DOE representatives on Feb. 17, they were able to clarify the statute and secure more funding for the Maine Ocean School. Despite the school’s mission to support Maine’s maritime e...

Maine State Police said at 8:30 Friday night that Atum Hosea had been located. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Published: 7:25 PM EST March 5, 2021 Updated: 9:28 PM EST March 5, 2021 FRANKFORT, Maine — A 12-year-old Frankfort boy was found safe Friday night after state police, the Maine Warden Service, and volunteer firefighters searched in the bitter cold. Atum Hosea had last been seen at about 11:30 a.m. at Debs Store on Stream Road in Winterport. Just befor...

Police find missing Frankfort boy Atum Hosea, 12, who was last seen in Winterport around 11:30 a.m. Friday, was found safe that evening, police said. Share Atum Hosea, 12, was carrying this tan backpack when he was last seen on Friday. Photo courtesy of Maine State Police The Maine State Police say a 12-year-old boy from Frankfort who was reported missing has been found safe. Atum Hosea walked into the woods behind his home on Treat Pond Road in Frankfort at 9 a.m. on Friday, according to a s...

Fri, 03/05/2021 - 7:15pm Firefighters, Maine wardens, state police and others are searching for Atum Hosea, 12. (Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Public Safety) UPDATE: 8:30 p.m., March 5: The missing 12-year-old from Frankfort has been located by authorities and is now safe. Maine State Police thanks the public for its assistance. Maine State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 12-year-old from Frankfort. Atum (pronounced Adam) Hosea, 12, walked into th...

Thursday, March 4, 2021 As recently noted on this blog, parties can appeal a preliminary injunction order in federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1292 – but, typically, the same right of appeal is not available under Maine law.   As stated in  Sanborn v. Sanborn, “an order granting or denying a motion for a preliminary injunction is not a final judgment and generally is not an action from which we will entertain an appeal.” As the Law Court reaffirmed just a few weeks ago, in...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As recently noted on this blog, parties can appeal a preliminary injunction order in federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1292 – but, typically, the same right of appeal is not available under Maine law.   As stated in Sanborn v. Sanborn, “an order granting or denying a motion for a preliminary injunction is not a final judgment and generally is not an action from which we will entertain an appeal.” As the Law Court reaffirmed ju...