Local & State
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Portland adopts incentives to help affordable housing projects compete for state funding
The changes are aimed at encouraging more affordable developments on the peninsula and along certain traffic corridors such as Forest Avenue.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Former union official at Bath Iron Works pleads guilty to embezzling $280,000 from local
Ryan Jones of Bath faces as much five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, and likely will be ordered to make full restitution to the union.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Winslow woman sentenced for embezzling money from veterans group
Cara Bird received an 18-month suspended sentence and was ordered to pay back $4,389 that she stole over three years as treasurer of the Winslow VFW Auxiliary.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Group launches campaign to convince voters to expand Maine’s Medicaid program
Mainers for Health Care is pushing a November ballot initiative, citing benefits to the economy, rural hospitals and employment as well as helping an additional 70,000 residents obtain coverage.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Parents of slain Augusta man drop appeal to have victims’ fund pay funeral costs
Eric Williams was killed on Christmas Day in 2015 by a single gunshot to the head after authorities say he burglarized the apartment of David W. Marble Jr., who is charged in the killing.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Lawmakers press DHHS to explain how it failed to protect developmentally disabled adults
A committee asks the current commissioner to answer pointed questions by Tuesday, including why the agency didn't investigate the deaths of 133 people receiving services.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Portland Ship Yard receives $1 million grant to replace aging boat lift
The funds will pay for a new hoist and resolve equipment problems that have hindered the yard's ability to service many commercial boats and get them back on the water.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Mainers in Hurricane Irma’s path hunker down, head north
Peter and Beth Richardson found themselves stuck in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, while Carrye Gaulin fled the Florida Keys.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Drug overdoses level off in Maine but still take 185 lives in 1st half of year
That total is similar to the same period a year earlier, and deaths are still averaging one per day as the opioid crisis maintains its hold on the state.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
DEP gives preliminary approval to relocation of Maine Turnpike’s York toll plaza
The approval would allow cash collection lanes at the proposed toll plaza, which is opposed by many residents in the area.
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