Cannabis Cured, the cultivator and retailer that sold the contaminated products, maintains that its samples passed an initial round of state-mandated testing.
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Augusta youth riding a moped dies after being struck on Civic Center Drive
The crash happened about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday when a youth riding a moped turning across traffic into the Rusty Lantern parking lot was struck by a southbound pickup truck.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Jason Frost named new Waterville fire chief to ‘keep a good thing going’
Frost, 45, has been Waterville’s deputy fire chief just under three years and will succeed fire Chief Shawn Esler, who is leaving Oct. 3 to become the state fire marshal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Naloxone training coming to some Maine schools next week
Mandated by a new state law, public schools now offer training for students in secondary education to teach them how to administer the overdose antidote, even if the students choose not to take part.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMaine System staff speak out against low wages at legislative hearing
University of Maine System employees interrupted a legislative hearing on Tuesday to express their financial discomfort from what they consider low wages.
Posted inNews
Franklin County Commission authorizes Emergency Management Agency grant request to monitor two rivers
The overall grant would be $151,400 from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, in which the grant would pay 75% or $113,550, and the county and unorganized territory to split remaining cost of $37,850.
Posted inBusiness, Community, News
Appeal seeks to revoke license of Poppy’s Redemption Center in Jay
Poppy’s Redemption Center is under threat of closing just two months after opening at 246 Main St., according to a post on its Facebook page Sept. 11.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVF
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was 1 of only 2 Republicans who voted with Democrats to move forward on the bill.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Cumberland County resident tests positive for West Nile virus
Health officials believe the resident, who has not recently left the state, represents the first locally acquired case of the disease since 2020.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Florida to probe apparent Trump assassination attempt, DeSantis says
Ryan Wesley Routh is charged at the federal level with gun crimes, but additional charges are possible.