But Maine’s annual spending on mental health care has dropped by $27 million since 2008.
February 2013
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WESTERN C BOYS BASKETBALL: Boothbay knocks off Madison
John Hepburn scored 20 points to lead the Seahawks, all but a pair of free throws coming from the low post, to lead top-seeded Boothbay to a 55-43 win over the No. 4 Bulldogs in the Western Class C semifinals.
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NHL: Horton scores 2 goals as Bruins top Lightning 4-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nathan Horton scored two goals, and the Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night.
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MLB: Red Sox sweep Northeastern, Boston College
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Joel Hanrahan last started a regular-season game in 2007, so pitching the top of the first was an unusual experience for Boston’s new closer.
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NBA: Celtics trade for Crawford
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jordan Crawford got so disgruntled that the Washington Wizards traded him away for a pair of expiring contracts.
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HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY: Messalonskee rolls in regular-season finale
WINSLOW — Hampden Academy scored 12 seconds into the game, but Messalonskee ran off eight straight goals to cruise to an 8-1 Eastern B boys hockey victory at Sukee Arena on Thursday.
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Morning Sentinel police log, Feb. 21, 2013
ST. ALBANS — A St. Albans woman was taken to the hospital early Thursday morning suffering from serious injuries after a car accident on Nokomis Road.
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Augusta Council OKs tax deal for hospital site redevelopment
AUGUSTA — City councilors unanimously approved a tax break Thursday to help a local firm redevelop the MaineGeneral Medical Center hospital building which is about to be left nearly empty when a new regional hospital opens later this year.
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LePage touts mental health record amid gun control debate
Gov. Paul LePage is pointing to his record on mental health care spending as he lobbies the Obama administration and Maine’s congressional delegation to follow his lead rather than support increased gun control in response to the shootings in Newtown, Conn.
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Maine panel backs school superintendents residency bill
The committee voted 12-2 Thursday in favor of a bill that would allow school boards to decide whether superintendents must live in their towns.