Local & State
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Lawmakers commission probe of Maine’s child protective services
The deaths of several Maine children are a 'call to action,' said the state's director of the Office of Child and Family Services.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Maine COVID-19 counts inch higher, with 5 deaths and 40 new cases
The Maine CDC is expecting to see a greater impact of the delta variant in the coming weeks and continues to encourage vaccination as the best form of protection.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Portland Planning Board approves senior, family housing project in West End
The 95 apartments in two buildings behind the old Mercy Hospital will go to those making less than the city's median income.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Mother accused of hiding her daughter, who is charged with murdering her own child in Stockton Springs
Sherry A. Johnson is the mother of Jessica Trefethen, charged last month in the murder of her 3-year-old son, Maddox Williams.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Revaluation has Portland landlords bracing for tax hikes, eyeing higher rents
Under a new ordinance, landlords will need approval from a city board to raise rents to help offset any property tax increases.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
The risks of COVID-19 to children under 12 remain low, even as vaccine awaits approval
All pandemic-era mask requirements and other restrictions became recommendations, including in school and child care settings, this month as Maine's civil state of emergency came to an end.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
State police chief says internal review revealed no racial profiling by trooper
The review was conduced after Trooper John Darcy was accused by multiple defense attorneys of pulling suspects over because of race.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
Fish advocates decry draft federal report saying Fairfield’s Shawmut Dam should not be shut down
Conservation groups are at odds with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's draft environmental assessment showing that decommissioning the dam is not a reasonable alternative to relicensing it.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
Women with jobs in Maine prisons face ‘hostile and abusive’ workplace, federal lawsuit says
A female corrections officer is suing the Maine Department of Corrections alleging harassment and discrimination.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
Portland police investigate shots fired from car
The incident off Washington Avenue was reported around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, according to police.
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