Dexter G. Newbury, 63, previously convicted of sexual abuse of a minor, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials and was sentenced Monday.
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MaineGeneral Health cutting mental health, disabilities services for children
Advocates say key diagnostic services for children will be harder to obtain, placing the blame for the cuts on the Mills administration.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Medical cannabis industry organizes against Maine proposals to test for mold, track plants
Maine is the only state in the country that doesn’t mandate testing for mold, yeast, chemicals or heavy metal in its medical marijuana. The state’s medical growers are fighting to keep it that way.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Nation & World, New England, Politics
Maine joins multistate lawsuit challenging cuts to U.S. health agency
The latest lawsuit against the Trump administration by Maine and 18 other states asks the courts to reverse staffing and program cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine to reinstate graduate student funding in Orono
Originally halted in March, the University of Maine System will honor existing financial offers as well as provide new offers for the flagship’s graduate students.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Mainers worry about repaying student loans as Education Department resumes collection
Nearly 190,000 borrowers in Maine hold a collective $6.5 billion in student loan debt that the federal government is now taking steps to collect by garnishing tax returns and Social Security benefits, among other possible moves.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Fairfield woman accused of stealing more than $10,000 from truck stop
Izabella Hartsfield, 22, was indicted on a charge of theft after police said she took the money while employed at the Irving and Circle K truck stop in Fairfield.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine bill would make oil companies pay into ‘climate superfund’
Similar climate superfunds in Vermont and New York, which impose fees on fossil fuel extractors and crude oiler refiners for greenhouse emissions, are being challenged in court by the Trump administration and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Posted inMaine, New England, News, Politics
Janet Mills, other Northeast governors invite Canadian premiers to meet on tariffs and trade
The summit, a response to President Donald Trump’s aggressive stance on U.S.-Canada relations, would be held in Boston at a date to be determined.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan sidewalk project on Norridgewock Avenue underway
Drivers should expect traffic to be reduced to a single lane during work, which began last week and is expected to continue through the summer.