Bread of Life launches shelter expansion in Augusta

Local & State

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November 13, 2018

Bread of Life launches shelter expansion in Augusta

The 26-bed facility will expand to 40 beds, and organizers say they hope they will no longer have to turn people away once it is complete.
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November 13, 2018

Waterville will recount ballots in successful bag ban referendum

Mayor Nick Isgro took the lead in collecting more than 100 signatures to trigger a recount of the ordinance that would prohibit stores of 10,000 square feet of more from distributing plastic shopping bags.
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November 13, 2018

Portland man convicted of assaulting 8-week-old daughter last year

Brandon Coleman, 30, could get 30 years in prison and a $50,000 fine.
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November 13, 2018

Kennebunk school cancels community Thanksgiving dinner over fear of whooping cough

The Middle School of the Kennebunks instead plans a Welcome Spring Luncheon in March.
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November 13, 2018

Scholars: Rep. Poliquin’s constitutional challenge to ranked-choice voting unlikely to prevail

The U.S. Constitution gives states latitude in how they run their elections and, unlike the Maine Constitution, does not require elections to be decided by a plurality of votes.
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November 13, 2018

Maine man in state custody dies in South Carolina facility

James N. Staples, who gouged his eyes out in prison, was placed there after being found not criminally responsible for assaulting a Riverview patient.
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November 13, 2018

Five students injured when school bus slides off Skowhegan road

The children were taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital for treatment, while five other children aboard the bus were unharmed.
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November 13, 2018

Fire destroys Benton mobile home

The fire appears to have originated from an ash tray that was knocked over, and the blaze is being considered accidental, the local fire chief said.
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November 13, 2018

Gardiner man pleads guilty to drug trafficking

The prosecutor said Clifford Sousa allowed his apartment to be used to sell drugs.
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November 13, 2018

Planet Dog retail store in Portland will stay independent, despite acquisition

The parent company’s manufacturing and wholesale operations are sold to a pet products distributor based in Denver.