AUGUSTA — State Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, is sponsoring legislation that would allow medical marijuana patients legal access to their prescriptions in a hospital. Brakey’s bill, LD 35, “An Act To Allow a Qualifying Patient To Use Medical Marijuana in a Hospital,” is a response to federal licensing laws, which prohibit hospital patients from using […]
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Brooks launches proposal to allow cities local sales tax
AUGUSTA – State Rep. Heidi Brooks, D-Lewiston, has penned a bill that would allow cities and towns to levy a local sales tax on certain goods and services. Brooks, a freshman lawmaker, said she is responding to concerns she heard while campaigning for office last fall and an answer to her city’s ongoing struggles with […]
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Maine lawmakers respond to fatal hayride accident with list of bills
AUGUSTA — A hayride accident that claimed the life of a teenage girl from Oakland and sent 22 others to hospitals this past October has prompted an outpouring of proposed law changes in Maine. The titles of six bills released Thursday suggest lawmakers hope to prevent the type of tragedy that claimed the life of […]
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show draws thousands
AUGUSTA — At the Maine Alpaca Association booth there were fuzzy socks and gloves for sale. At Paris Farmers Union’s booth, gallons of Iodine Teat Dip and Acid Dairy Cleanser. There were pruning shears gentle enough for an arthritic grip at an adaptive farming booth, while at Scythe Supply, Emily Guirl stood ready to talk […]
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Maine community college president resigns
AUGUSTA — John Fitzsimmons, longtime president of Maine’s community college system, has resigned. “Because the governor has flat-funded the community colleges in his proposed budget and threatened further harm if I remain in my post, I have informed the Maine Community College System board of trustees that I will be stepping down,” Fitzsimmons said in […]
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It’s a bad day to be traveling I-95 through Augusta
AUGUSTA — Traffic on Interstate 95 in the Augusta area will remain snarled all afternoon Wednesday due to a tractor trailer that overturned on Tuesday and remains in the highway’s northbound lane. Also Wednesday, an overturned truck near mile 103 (West Gardiner) on I-95 has traffic stopped. Police say the Tuesday crash happened near the […]
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Skee Spree benefits Ski Museum of Maine NEWRY — The first Skee Spree will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, at White Cap Base Lodge at Sunday River. The event will benefit the Ski Museum of Maine, 256 Main St., Kingfield. From noon to 3:30 p.m. ski memorabilia will be on display. A fireside chat will […]
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Augusta police release name of person shot at clinic
AUGUSTA — Police on Tuesday morning released the name of a man involved in a police shooting at Riverview Psychiatric Center’s outpatient clinic on Monday. Augusta Deputy Chief Jared Mills verified the man’s identity as Jason Begin, 36, of Augusta, formerly of Lewiston. Begin was listed in stable condition Monday night, and no update on […]
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Officer shoots unruly client at mental hospital’s outpatient clinic in Augusta
AUGUSTA — An officer asked to assist mental health professionals at Riverview Psychiatric Center’s outpatient clinic with an unruly client ended up shooting the man, officials say. Officer Laura Drouin was dispatched at 3:40 p.m. to East Chestnut Street “at the request of mental health professionals who needed assistance with transporting a client to the […]