AUGUSTA — There’s virtually no way the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee could have given stronger support Tuesday to a bill that would require suicide prevention training in Maine’s public schools. Not only did the committee give the measure its unanimous endorsement, but it also vowed to find a way to cover the cost […]
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Boston man convicted of killing Lewiston woman
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston man has been convicted of fatally shooting a Maine woman as retribution for missing heroin. A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Tuesday found 27-year-old Amos “Ace” Don guilty of charges including first-degree murder for the August 2009 slaying of 29-year-old Erica Field of Lewiston. Prosecutors say Don was a heroin […]
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Maine Episcopal priest gets 45 days in jail
WISCASSET (AP) — An Episcopal priest has been sentenced to 45 days behind bars after pleading guilty to mailing illicit drugs to inmates at a Maine jail. The Rev. Stephen Foote of Bremen was sentenced Tuesday in Wiscasset District Court to a year in jail with all but 45 days suspended, a year of probation […]
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Maine House leader’s bill would expand dental care
AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill sponsored by Maine House Speaker Mark Eves would address an impending shortage of dentists and lack of dental care in the state. The bill from the North Berwick Democrat would establish a license for mid-level dental hygiene therapists to provide limited oral care focused on prevention. Maine has a shortage […]
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Lax enforcement at grow farm sets a poor precedent
Owners of a large, indoor marijuana-growing operation in Auburn have escaped largely unscathed from a state investigation that uncovered 20 infractions, including the use of pesticides on marijuana they were selling for human consumption. State law expressly forbids the use of pesticides in growing medical marijuana, yet the company admitted using seven such products while […]
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Correction: Hospitals can’t sign up patients for insurance
AUGUSTA — A story published on Page A1 Tuesday should have said Jeff Austin, a spokesman for the Maine Hospital Association, told the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee that hospitals can not sign patients up for insurance policies on the spot, the way they can for Medicaid when a patient is eligible. The information […]
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Police ID Biddeford man fatally shot Tuesday morning
BIDDEFORD — A man previously wounded in a drug-related shooting was found shot to death early Tuesday inside a rental car in Biddeford, state police said. The body of Charles Raybine was found inside the car parked at the Parish Place apartments near downtown after the shooting was reported around 12:45 a.m., state police spokesman […]
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Bomb threat reported at Kennebec Valley Community College
FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Community College has been evacuated after a bomb threat, according to an officer with the Fairfield Police Department. The threat was reported to the Fairfield Police Department at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday. The officer said a bomb-sniffing dog was on its way to the college. The Fairfield Fire Department and Maine State […]
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Kennebunk mystery animal a white coyote
KENNEBUNK (AP) — A state wildlife biologist says he has solved the mystery of the strange white dog-like animal found dead under a homeowner’s porch in Kennebunk last week. Scott Lindsay said Monday that based on his examination of the animal’s cranium, teeth and other body characteristics, the animal found March 18 is a rare […]
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Thorndike woman hurt in crash with tractor-trailer dies
BENTON (AP) — State police say a Thorndike woman injured in a traffic accident in Benton during the snowstorm last week has died. Police say 65-year-old Jeannine Ann died at a Portland hospital late last week. Ann was driving her SUV eastbound on snow-covered roads just after noon on March 19 when her vehicle began […]