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Breeze Airways now flies to Orlando, directly out of Portland!

A $166,000 increase from last year.

Susan Rick finally got a break, financially, when he boyfriend won the Illinois Lottery last month. She planned on taking a little time off work and taking a trip to Minnesota, maybe fix up the house.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage has presented a $6.3 billion budget. It proposes cutting income taxes and eliminating the estate tax. The budget outlines partially paying for both measures with a broader and higher sales tax.

The Lewiston School Committee voted unanimously Monday night on the school budget that would increase property taxes 5.4 percent. That would translate for a home valued at $150,000 in Lewiston to a tax increase of $72.