The state’s medical market lacks the same safeguards for contaminant testing as its recreational counterpart.
Augusta
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Maine lawmaker wants MaineCare to cover Ozempic and other weight loss drugs
The Mills administration is opposed to the legislation, citing the cost of the popular drugs.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville, Augusta deal with overdoses, plan for more recovery services
Waterville has seen an uptick in the number of nonfatal overdoses this winter and while the city of Augusta is not seeing an increase.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Cooper Flagg, Duke basketball prep for showdown in finale
After a memorable home finale against Wake Forest, Flagg and the Blue Devils prep for a rematch with North Carolina.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Student brings unloaded pellet gun on Skowhegan-area bus
Students were never in danger, Superintendent Jon Moody told parents.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta daytime shelter, needle exchange concerns addressed
Maine Recovery Access Project’s Access Center is expected to open at 53 Water St., in the north end of the city’s downtown, in June, bringing both hopes and concerns.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine Trust for Local News will reduce some print editions, lay off workers
The changes include distribution cutbacks designed to reflect the continued shift toward digital readership, as well as 50 full- and part-time layoffs companywide.
Posted inOn this date
March 4, 1997: Bill allowing medical use of pot heard in Augusta, city gets one step closer to acquiring Kennebec Arsenal from state, and Welsh-born Richmond man granted US citizenship after 13-year fight
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Politics
Maine lawmakers once again weigh creating trial deadlines in criminal cases
This is the 3rd time lawmakers are considering a ‘speedy trial’ bill that would force courts to dismiss cases if a defendant waits too long for trial.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Maine child care workers to strike Tuesday over proposed cuts to state stipend
At least 200 child care workers were planning to leave work and head to Augusta to protest proposed cuts to a program they say has been critical to stabilizing the industry.