Held on Wednesday night at the Best Western in Waterville, the session draws about 70 people, including cultivators, retailers of medical and recreational cannabis, legislators and health care workers.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland man charged with murder in girlfriend’s death in Acadia captured in Mexico
Raymond Lester, who is accused of killing Nicole Mokeme of South Portland, was apprehended in Cancun by members of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Posted inHealth
Gov. Mills announces grant program to expand medical training opportunities in rural Maine
The $1.6 million will help expand medical provider training opportunities in rural Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
New agency pitches $150 million to stretch broadband across Maine
The Maine Connectivity Authority has a goal to offer every home and business in Maine a high-speed internet connection by 2024.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Collins, Manchin unveil bipartisan bill to protect electoral count from exploitation
The reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act, spurred by former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the election, are co-sponsored by 14 senators, including nine Republicans, just shy of the 10 needed to overcome a filibuster.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Death of girl, 14, in Mount Vernon investigated as homicide
Police say the girl was found dead Monday evening, and they are looking for information about a stolen car related to the killing.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Steve Bannon’s team raises question about House subpoena deadline
Bannon, who was an unofficial adviser to then President Donald Trump at the time of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, is charged with defying a congressional subpoena that sought his records and testimony.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Augusta woman’s first-person obituary an ode to her ‘positive vibes,’ daughters say
Gail Armstrong says in her obituary she has joined the newspapers’ “Stiffs Section” after dying last week from “complications with illness, having a little too much fun earlier in life, and fatigue from dealing with all the humorless and overly sensitive people in this world today.” She was 61.
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: 49ers clear Garoppolo for practice, allow him to seek trade
Jimmy Garoppolo, who has been rehabbing since shoulder surgery in March, can return to the field, but his future still up in the air.
Posted inNation & World
Mega Millions jackpot soars to $630 million for Friday’s drawing
For 4 months, the jackpot has only grown, as no ticket has yet to match all 6 numbers.