Maine has no registration and licensing system for builders and contractors who do home repairs.
2013
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Hiring of Maine corrections analyst supported
The position is proposed to improve coordination of the various budgets for county jails statewide.
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Police push for background checks on gun purchases
Law enforcement leaders who met with President Barack Obama Monday urged him to focus on strengthening gun purchase background checks and mental-health systems.
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Feature obituary: Theresa Ketchum, 77, mother of six, late-blooming lawyer
Theresa Ketchum was a former special assistant attorney general for Maine, who also ran a private law practice.
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Local & State Dispatches
Man accused of biting off part of friend’s face / Man pinned between truck, chipper flown to hospital / N.H. man injured when snowmobile slides into tree … and more news from around the state.
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Scarborough holds on for 11th straight win
SACO—A sure victory turned into a nailbiter for the Scarborough boys’ hockey team Monday afternoon, but when all was said and done, the Red Storm had another victory in the books. It’s 11th straight. Facing two-time defending Class A champion Thornton Academy at MHG Ice Centre, Scarborough shot to a 3-0 lead after one period […]
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Woman escapes serious injury in Lebanon crash
Slippery, snow-covered roads caused the Jeep to slide off Hubbard Road.
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Maine teachers seek to alter process for evaluation
They say the current proposal would put too much importance on how students score on standardized tests.
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Senate OKs $50 billion to rebuild from Sandy
The relief bill passes three months after the storm, and after Republicans cut non-disaster funds from it.
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Whole Foods recalls salmon in Maine, elsewhere
A sample of the Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon tested positive for listeria.