Use is permitted, according to a 2012 referendum, but sales of fireworks was banned.
2018
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At agriculture show, farmers share strategies to cope with changing weather
A forum of five farmers at the annual Agricultural Trades Show spoke about how changing weather patterns have prompted them to change their farming strategies.
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Wiscasset woman, 41, charged with sex offenses against minors
Police say Sarah Riggens committed the crimes in a private home but they decline to reveal the number of victims or their ages.
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Winthrop councilor raises ethical concerns about town attorney
Councilor Priscilla Jenkins raised questions about longtime attorney Lee Bragg, but she later apologized for having done so publicly and voted in favor of his reappointment.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Public-sector union shedding paid positions after new contract drops mandatory dues
The president of the Maine State Employees Association estimates that the union is losing “hundreds of thousands of dollars” under the new contract provision.
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Rains in fire-ravaged California trigger deadly mudslides
At least 13 people are believed to have been killed, and a search for survivors continued into the night.
Posted inMaine Crime
Lincoln County deputy fired after internal investigation of sexual abuse allegations
Kenneth Hatch went on trial in November on 22 charges, including child sex abuse, and was found not guilty of two.
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Maine secretary of state asks court to secure documents of Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission
Matthew Dunlap’s move is the latest in a battle over the transparency of the presidential panel.
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Maine’s federal prosecutor says pot charges will be considered on a case-by-case basis
But U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank acknowledges that drug possession cases ‘have not been a priority.’