Local & State
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
South Portland targets racism as a public health crisis
The City Council will review a call to action proposed by the Board of Health and Human Rights Commission.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Legislature votes to approve rural public defender office
It will be the first public defenders unit created in Maine. The five attorneys will travel to areas where there are few lawyers available to defend indigent defendants.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
New Maine law aims to prevent harassment at abortion clinics
Maine is now 1 of 4 states with a law that creates a 'bubble zone' that limits protests nears the doors of a medical clinic.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Legislators approve compromise bill for Good Samaritan expansion
Gov. Janet Mills is expected to sign the bill, which would extend protections to anyone 'rendering aid' to an overdose victim.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
RSU 2 to pay former superintendent through end of the year and will have 3% budget increase
Richmond will pay $3,773,118 toward the school budget — an increase of 5.5%, a difference of $195,275 from last year.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
In photos: The Great Bridge Switcheroo
As the sun set Friday, construction workers began an engineering feat designed to demolish a four-lane highway bridge and replace it over a weekend. Pittsfield-based Cianbro hopes to have the I-295 bridge demolished by Saturday afternoon so it can start moving the replacement spans into place.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Large fire at Pittston equipment yard spreads to home, other buildings
The fire was reported at about 1:40 p.m. and drew firefighters from more than a dozen surrounding departments.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations increase sharply in Maine
Still, public health experts are not projecting a return to the winter surges that the omicron wave caused in Maine and the U.S.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Gov. Mills’ opposition halts tribal sovereignty bill
The Legislature adjourns without funding the legislation, though it's possible leadership could call another session before lawmakers reconvene May 9 to take up vetoes.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
I-295 closed in South Portland for vehicle fire
The fire is now out.
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