Local & State
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Crowd rallies in Portland for gun safety legislation
Following the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, local gun-control advocates call for expanded background checks and so-called 'red flag' laws.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Backers of rural dental care find something to smile about
Nationwide, including in Maine, the tide is starting to turn on efforts to let 'dental therapists' bring tooth care to remote areas.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Hallowell festival celebrates 50th anniversary of Woodstock
Music reverberates throughout downtown, and local artisans sell jewelry, paintings and other handmade goods.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Downtown Augusta’s 2-way traffic returns Monday
Water Street has been one-way since 1945. That's about to change.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Society Notebook: A feast from the sea, for the sea
Held in Harpswell, Hook, Line & Dinner is an annual fundraiser for the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
‘The neighborhood from hell’ leaves residents in limbo
After trusting a local developer, some living at The Legends subdivision in Old Orchard Beach watched in horror as the homes they occupied for years – but hadn’t yet closed on – were sold at auction. And that was just the latest shocking twist.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Intense questioning fails to pierce CMP explanation: ‘The usage is the usage’
Nearly two years after a new billing system triggered thousands of complaints, the utility is sticking its story – most high bills ultimately were a result of customers using more power than they realized.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
State’s ‘forever chemical’ restrictions not applied to compost
Environmental protection overseers still allow sales of the nutrient-rich product used by landscapers and gardeners, even though it’s made with PFAS-laced municipal sludge.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Bill Nemitz: Onward and upward – from the shelter steps to Maine businessman
Maxwell Chikuta relied on General Assistance and food stamps when he first arrived in Portland from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sixteen years later, he's got a Ph.D. and just opened his second business.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Why did Trump’s ‘judge whisperer’ buy a house on the Maine coast?
Leonard Leo, a central figure in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination, bought the Northeast Harbor mansion last fall. This month, it hosted a fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins that drew protesters.
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