Nate Thompson

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Published
July 7, 2024

Maine has no testing requirement for medical cannabis. Public health advocates want that to change.

As new legislation regulating marijuana takes effect, the debate about whether and how to mandate testing and potency limits for medical cannabis continues.
Published
June 30, 2024

Ombudsman ‘not aware’ of the high number of wanderings from Maine assisted living facilities

There is no requirement to notify the office of Maine’s long-term care ombudsmen when residents wander from residential care – something that happened at least 115 times from 2020 to 2022.
Published
June 23, 2024

Sanford wood pellet manufacturer fined for repeated environmental violations, excess emissions

In addition to air emissions exceedances, a consent agreement outlines lapses in recordkeeping and failing to timely report emission test results.
Published
June 23, 2024

Police investigating death in Union

Details are being withheld until after an autopsy, but police said there is no threat to the public.
Published
June 23, 2024

As Worcester Holdings sprays pines with pesticide, Addison residents call for moratorium

But the well-known wreath company isn’t alone. An analysis found that 5 leading conservation groups have registered pesticide applicators on staff.
Published
June 11, 2024

Pamela Smart accepts responsibility for husband’s 1990 killing for the first time

Now 56 years old, Smart was 22 when she began an affair with a 15-year-old who later fatally shot her husband, Gregory Smart, in Derry, New Hampshire.
Published
May 29, 2024

Stanley Goldstein, who helped build CVS drugstore empire, dies at 89

From a single store in Massachusetts in 1963, CVS has grown into a health-care giant with more than 9,000 locations.
Published
May 21, 2024

Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates to tune of $1,000 each, but says they must give half away

Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale had a suprise for the graduating class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, but it came with a catch.
Published
May 14, 2024

Man gets over 3 years in prison for posting video threatening school shooting in New Hampshire

Kyle Hendrickson, who was arrested in Portland last year, is sentenced to 37 months in prison for posting a Snapchat video of himself with a gun outside Portsmouth High School.
Published
May 12, 2024

Lawmakers gut bill aimed at protecting Maine lakes

The measures coincide with growing concerns from lake groups and environmentalists about the threat of climate change and invasive species.

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