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State-run prison to remain open

AUGUSTA — Senate President Kevin Raye and other members of the Down East delegation won a victory Friday when the state’s streamlining commission rejected a proposal to close a state-run prison in Washington County.

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CORRECTION

FARMINGDALE — Eugene Moreau is not a current selectman, and the car wash on Maine Avenue where a fireworks shop is proposed is still operating as a car wash. Reporting errors about Moreau and the shop appeared Thursday in a story on page B1.

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Medical marijuana sticky issue for jails

Maine legalized the medical use of marijuana but it’s still contraband when crossing the secure perimeter of the state’s jails and prisons, and illegal in the eyes of the federal government.

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Neighbor occupied in Augusta

AUGUSTA — Having their neighborhood “occupied” is getting a little old for the Rheaume family. Living in the only remaining residence next to Capitol Park, the Rheaumes are no strangers to protests or other public events next door to their 118-year-old Union Street home.