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Statewide initiative recruits employers to combat substance use disorder in the workplace
The goal is to create supportive workplace cultures for employees in recovery by connecting employers to resources, services and training.
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at 5:13 PMFor President Biden, a centerpiece of his reelection campaign is trying to negatively define Donald Trump in the public's eye.
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at 4:06 PMHis team estimated at a news conference that their client received 30% to 50% less than what he should have been paid per episode but said they were still in the process of determining exactly how much the actor is allegedly owed.
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at 11:59 AMIt is the Ukrainian leader’s first-ever trip to Latin America as Kyiv continues to court support among developing nations for its 21-month-old fight against Russia's invading forces.
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at 7:31 PMIsrael is facing international outrage over its military offensive, which has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians, with diplomatic support and arms from the U.S.
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More low-income students have enrolled in the Maine Community College System since free tuition was introduced, but many were already getting free tuition under federal grant programs and still struggle to pay for food and housing.
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Sue Taylor has been volunteering off and on with the Toy Fund for about 15 years. But her connection to it goes back decades.
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at 8:22 AMMore than half the homeowners at The Cottages at Pine Meadow have complained to the attorney general's office but have not gotten any recourse. The developer and builder, meanwhile, deny the claims and have criticized the owners.
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The event at the University of New England raised money for the Maine Conservation Alliance.
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at 11:32 AMThe number of people moving to Maine is more than making up for a shrinking native-born population, but a lack of housing and other infrastructure could limit future population growth.
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at 11:48 AMLindsay Richard, 40, was arrested after police say she stabbed a former partner whom she had previously assaulted.
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December 9In the Midcoast and Down East regions, winds could gust to 60 mph, posing a risk of tree damage.
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December 9A crowd of more than 150 Maine college students and other community members gathered Saturday afternoon at Bowdoin College to call for an end to the war in Gaza.
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December 9The announcement came a day before Penn's board of trustees was set to meet amid the growing leadership crisis.
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Though the storm should last 24 hours or less for most of the state, flooding and power outages are possible.
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December 9Donald Ferrara's attorney, Walter McKee, firmly denied all allegations and said his client plans to appeal the protection order.
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December 9Dozens of other children around the country are believed to have been poisoned. A Washington Post investigation has found the number of children affected is probably higher than official counts.
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December 9Gaza’s borders with Israel and Egypt are effectively sealed, leaving 2.3 million Palestinians with no option other than to seek refuge within the territory 25 miles long by about 7 miles wide.
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December 9And yet, as global leaders start their second week of talks at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai, the 1.5C warming target, which nations adopted in Paris in 2015, remains central.
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December 9The mayoral runoff election between Carl Sheline and Jon Connor is Tuesday. Both are campaigning on the ability to move the City Council away from the division that has marked the current term.
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December 9Frederick Ndabaramiye moved to Portland this year, and Maine galleries have embraced him and his artwork.
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A federal judge last month ruled that the National Association of Realtors and major brokerage firms conspired to keep commissions artificially high. It's still unclear what will change as a result, but Maine agents fear it could hurt them, and buyers, too.
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December 9The woman was 20 weeks pregnant this week when she filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit of its kind since the landmark ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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The settlement between the Justice Department and families represented by the American Civil Liberties Union ended a legal challenge nearly 7 years after it was filed.
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It’s the first lawsuit of its kind in Kentucky since the state banned nearly all abortions in 2022.
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December 8Dozens hold a die-in, lying on cold asphalt, wrapped in sheets splashed with red paint, to block cars trying to leave the shipyard, while others chanted, calling for a cease-fire and for Israel to end its occupation of the Gaza strip.
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December 8The secretary of state's office will assess the challenges Monday to see if they meet state requirements, and if so will issue a notice for public hearings.
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December 8A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for killing 4 students, wounding more and terrorizing Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021.
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December 8Brian Dennison, 27, faces up to 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
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December 8The resolution was backed by almost all other Security Council members and many other nations.
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December 8Officials say Walter Demmons, 62, and a friend were drilling holes through the ice on Quakish Lake to test the thickness before fishing.
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December 8Heritier Nosso created Opportunities for Immigrants, an organization that helps immigrants understand various processes that will help them assimilate to living in the United States. He also trains others to be peer mentors to new Mainers.
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December 8Asked in an interview if he would willing to serve in a Trump cabinet, McCarthy said, 'In the right position, look, if, if I’m the best person for the job, yes.'
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December 9Westbrook replaced a decoration depicting the Star of David, a historic symbol of the Jewish faith, with a lighted dreidel image following a complaint from a member of the local Arab American community.
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December 8The state's murder case against Damion Butterfield, 24, rests largely on the testimony of a man who police say witnessed the shooting and helped hide the gun.
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December 8Maine delegation presses Army to explain how it handled reservist responsible for Lewiston shootingsThe request for a comprehensive investigation comes a day after Sens. Collins and King, and Reps. Pingree and Golden met with grieving relatives of victims killed in Lewiston.
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December 8With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey and hospitals create mobile groceriesThe program aims to bring high-quality food and fresh produce to economically deprived areas that lack meaningful access to healthy food.
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December 8He won the prize in 1979 for his stylish editorials at the Washington Star. After the paper folded, he wrote a column for The Washington Post Writers Group.
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December 8Russian media reported last month that a criminal case against Masha Gessen, an award-winning author and an outspoken critic of Putin.
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December 8Saturday marks the second anniversary of a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, voting to unionize.
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December 8Mohamud Abdullahi, who is accused of armed robbery, was arrested Thursday afternoon after South Portland police chased him through Portland.
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December 8The three-judge panel's ruling modifies the gag order to allow the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner to make disparaging comments about special counsel Jack Smith.
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December 8Laneisha Shantrice Henderson of Brandon, Fla., was arrested and charged with criminal attempt arson, a second-degree felony, and criminal attempt interference with government property.
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December 8In clinical trials, both therapies freed the overwhelming majority of patients from severe pain crises.
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December 8After police killed him in a shootout, Anthony Polito was found to be carrying nine magazines for a 9 mm handgun he’d legally purchased last year and a list of targets at the school.
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December 9An extra long run Nov. 28 turned into a rescue mission after the three men found a woman on the ground in a parking lot at the college's fitness center who was freezing and injured.
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December 8Pope Francis, who turns 87 on Dec. 17, came down with the flu on Nov. 25 and was forced to cancel a planned trip to Dubai to participate in the U.N. climate conference.
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December 8The authority that oversees the Downeaster also will get a $500,000 grant to explore expanding service to Rockland and adding a station in Falmouth.
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December 8The area has no running water or bathrooms, assistance and international humanitarian groups are nowhere to be found and the tents provide little protection from the coming winter's cool, rainy weather.
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December 8Hours before the 17-year-old accused of trying to recruit another person to commit murder at his high school was set be released from custody, police shared new information that convinced a judge to reverse his decision.
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December 8When completed early next year, the wind farm will be able to generate 132 megawatts of offshore wind energy to power more than 70,000 homes.
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December 8He still commands wide support after nearly a quarter-century in power.
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December 8Funding will cover train corridor upgrades in western Pennsylvania and Maine, among other things.
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December 7Police say a New Hampshire man struck the two men with his pickup truck Wednesday in Waltham and attempted to escape in a stolen cruiser.
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December 7He developed the vinyl blood bag to replace bulky and breakable bottles that presented major challenges for military medics.
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December 8With the Israel-Hamas war ongoing, the start of Hanukkah came with worry and anxiety, but also a strengthened desire to come together.
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December 8One survivor and 5 family members of victims lobby Maine's congressional leaders for an independent investigation into the events leading up to the state's deadliest mass shooting.
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December 7The new charges – 3 felonies and 6 misdemeanors – come in addition to the federal firearms charges that the president's son is facing.
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December 7It's believed to be the first time that a woman has asked a court to approve an abortion since last year's landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.