After an ice jam in Farmingdale caused riverside flooding in Augusta and Hallowell, emergency management officials are reviewing the way they responded and changing protocols.
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Bill would allow state-owned parcel for veterans housing, substance abuse treatment
The former Augusta Mental Health Institute property could become the site of a residential substance abuse treatment facility for veterans run by a nonprofit.
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Ranked-choice voters submit signatures for ‘people’s veto’ ballot initiative
Maine voters could cast ballots, once again, on ranked-choice voting at the same time they are using the vote-counting process.
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Medical marijuana sales, caregivers and patient numbers decline
Caregivers and dispensary owners blame the ‘gray market’ caused by Maine’s emerging adult-use market for the first decline in the state’s medical marijuana industry since it began nearly 7 years ago.
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LePage taps George Gervais to lead Maine State Housing Authority
Gervais has been with the Department of Economic and Community Development since 2008.
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Maine lawmakers won’t extend moratorium on pot sales, but it’s still not for sale
Absent the state infrastructure to license retail pot, the move will have little impact on towns, a committee co-chair says.
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Group that organized solar protest at CMP contemplating next steps
A spokesperson for the group that organized a “counterlobby” at Central Maine Power Co.’s headquarters said the group thinks it struck a nerve at the utility company.
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Augusta police chief, city engineer to retire after long careers
Police Chief Robert Gregoire and City Engineer Lionel Cayer both plan to retire in about four months.
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U.S. Coast Guard abandons efforts to clear midwinter ice on Kennebec River
The ice caused destructive flooding two weeks ago in Hallowell and Augusta.
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LePage says long-delayed opioid antidote rules don’t need his OK
He appears to be letting the sales guidelines sent to him in August move forward, even though he opposes giving 18-year-olds access to lifesaving naloxone.