Local & State
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
About 300,000 Maine homeowners will get $100 each in property tax relief
Mainers who pay property taxes and are eligible for the state's Homestead Exemption program can expect to get checks for roughly $100 by January or February.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
After losing state contract, service provider blames DHHS for death of client with disability
The CEO of Residential and Community Support Services accuses the state of dropping off Norman Fisher, 62, without the insulin he needed to treat his diabetes.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Head of Portland-based Covetrus steps down, after months of turmoil since company’s launch
Company co-founder Benjamin Shaw will receive more than $2.3 million in severance and transition to an advisory role less than 9 months after the veterinary technology and services firm’s initial public offering.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Richmond man’s death being investigated as homicide
Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead Oct. 11 at his Richmond house. Authorities are asking the public for help from anyone who saw, talked to or heard from Sherman after Sept. 25.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Man charged in church shooting accused of assaulting lawyer
A man initially expected in court for a hearing on attempted murder charges now faces an accusation that he attacked and hurt his public defender.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Portland becomes first city in Maine to ban plastic straws
The City Council votes 8-0 to prohibit sales and distribution of plastic drinking straws in the city starting Jan. 1, 2021.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Elizabeth Strout explains that writing means ‘making a mess’
Maine-born author Elizabeth Strout spoke at Bates about her new book, "Olive, Again."
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Bowdoin College to increase its minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2022
The college now pays a minimum of $12.65 to its hourly employees, and that will rise to $14 per hour next summer.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Speakers at Margaret Chase Smith Library tell of sexism in politics
During the annual meeting, a former state representative and the executive director of the League of Women Voters addressed their experiences running for office.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Maine adopts a symbol for marijuana products
Maine and Massachusetts will use the same symbol on marijuana products sold for adult use.
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