Local & State
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Oxford County town adopts resolution to be ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’
The resolution is symbolic, meant to send a message to state lawmakers in the face of what some residents view as anti-gun laws under consideration in Augusta.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allocate $3 million to continue a hunger relief program, which buys fresh produce from 75 Maine farms, for two more years.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Divided panel backs gun background checks for private sales
While the 7-5 vote indicates the bill has an uncertain fate in the full Legislature, there is growing optimism about a compromise ‘red flag’ bill crafted by a bipartisan group.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Longtime Maine State Prison inmate dies 1 year shy of release date
Convicted murderer James Young is the 6th inmate to die at the maximum-security prison since October.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Workers’ comp reform bill moves out of committee to full floor
A legislative committee voted along party lines to endorse a bill that would increase available benefits to injured workers and raise costs.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Four departments respond to fire at Cape Elizabeth home
The cause of the fire at 273 Spurwink Ave. remains under investigation.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Maine House passes ‘death with dignity’ bill by 4 votes
Tuesday's vote marks initial approval of the measure, which would make Maine the 8th state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescribed medication.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Maine supreme court issues ruling as art museum lawsuit moves forward
The court's decision relates to a procedural matter on whether the caretaker of a deceased museum benefactor may access disputed funds.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Togus Pond’s fishway expected to reduce amount of pollution
Construction of the fishway at the pond in Chelsea is scheduled to begin July 1.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Hearing on Rome junkyard postponed after owner injured in cleanup
Larry DiPietro Sr. was scheduled to be in court Wednesday to resolve a complaint from Rome about his property, but was injured when he fell on an excavator while trying to clean up the property.
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