OSHA in January cited Acadia Hospital for a number of worker safety violations.
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Fleming to retire as state’s top cop
AUGUSTA — The Chief of the Maine State Police has announced his plans to retire. Col. Patrick Fleming will retire on May 1, ending his 27-year career with the State Police, Maine State Police Spokesman Steve McCausland announced Monday. Fleming has been the State Police chief for the past four years. Fleming joined the State […]
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Two bills to decriminalize pot die in Legislature
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee’s unanimous vote puts them in the dead files for this session.
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Maine’s avg. gasoline price rises 7.9 cents
Prices are 82.6 cents per gallon higher than the same day a year ago.
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Mural flap makes latest Time magazine
“Milestones” page notes Gov. Paul LePage’s controversial decision to remove mural from Maine Department of Labor.
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DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA — Here is a list of cases closed March 24-31 in Augusta District Court:
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Public schools woo foreign students to boost ranks
MILLINOCKET — Northern Maine is 7,000 miles and a world away from China, but that’s not stopping a school superintendent from recruiting Chinese students to attend public high school in this remote mill town. Faced with declining enrollments and shrinking revenues, public school districts from Maine to California are seeking out students from overseas, […]
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PUC nominee faces review
AUGUSTA — A nominee for Maine’s Public Utilities Commission who’s held the same post previously faces a confirmation review by a legislative committee. Thomas Welch of Hancock is to appear before the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee today. Gov. Paul LePage’s nominee would join Commissioners Vendean Vafiades and David Littell on the PUC. Welch served […]
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Bill sponsor: Unicameral legislature more efficient
Rep. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, says her proposed constitutional amendment would save $11 million a year and result in fewer mistakes.