William Lessa and Callista Merrill, president and vice president of the Central Maine Recovery Center, opened the nonprofit residential program earlier this month on Hazelwood Avenue in Waterville.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Bellows urges Maine high court to rule quickly on Trump ballot access to avoid voter confusion
Donald Trump said the state court should wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to provide clarity on whether he can be barred from the primary ballot, but the secretary of state said such a federal ruling may or may not settle the dispute in Maine.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Victim support groups plead for state funds
The Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault estimates Maine services will lose $5.8 million in federal funding this year. The funds cover emergency hotlines and shelter programs for victims of sexual violence.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Police: Woman says she robbed Waterville store to pay back drug dealer
Casey Glidden, 42, of Vassalboro, is charged with robbing a Big Apple store at knifepoint on Jan. 17.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Two men charged in Lewiston postal robberies, post office break-ins in Paris, North Monmouth
In two post office break-ins, postal assets and mail were taken. In the Lewiston robberies, the suspect allegedly took postal property from two letter carriers by knifepoint. The carriers were not injured.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Business owners thought they would never reopen after Maine’s deadliest shooting. Then support grew.
Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille owners spoke about their businesses, the Oct. 25 shooting, and how their thinking shifted after support began to build.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Maine’s right-to-repair law now in effect, but its full impact won’t be felt until next year
The state still needs to create a database for repair data and an oversight board to ensure manufacturers are sharing that information. Until that happens, mechanics and consumers may not see any changes.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Biddeford native was among those killed in plane crash in California’s Half Moon Bay
Cassidy Rae Petit and Lochie Ferrier, who also died in the crash, were to be married in Hawaii next week.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine, Nation & World
Amanda Peters picks up library medal for ‘The Berry Pickers,’ set in Maine
Her novel wins an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, presented by the American Library Association.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Struggling emergency medical responders still awaiting $31 million in funds approved last year
Bureaucratic hurdles have delayed urgently needed funding for Maine’s struggling ambulance services.