Justin W. Andrus, executive director of the Maine Commission on Indigent Services, announced Tuesday that he plans to leave the agency at the end of June.
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Artists imbue found objects with spiritual significance in new exhibit at University of Maine at Augusta
“The Art of Assemblage: Myth, Mystery and Spirituality” includes the work of four contemporary Maine artists who have recontextualized found objects into spiritual-themed pieces.
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Initiative to require voter approval of state borrowing over $1 billion certified for ballot
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said backers of No Blank Checks collected more than enough signatures to be approved for the state ballot in November.
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Viles Arboretum experiments with ‘Forest of the Future’
As climate change alters conditions for Maine’s flora, the arboretum experiments with non-native trees to figure out which species could thrive in warmer conditions.
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Seven Maine counties could receive federal aid after holiday weekend storm
Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo and York counties are likely to receive federal disaster aid, a state official says.
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Gov. Mills’ inauguration fundraising report released
Maine’s first female governor will deliver her second inaugural address Wednesday evening at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Temple Beth El congregation returns to in-person Hanukkah celebrations with Sunday’s party
This year marks the return to an in-person event for Temple Beth El with games, songs and food, after two years of pandemic-driven adaptations for the annual celebration.
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Health officials warn that Maine is facing a potent flu season
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said all 16 counties are seeing ‘a sustained increase in flu activity,’ and reported cases and hospitalizations have both climbed steeply over the past couple of weeks.
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Litchfield man sentenced to at least 90 days in jail for child pornography videos on cellphone
Peter N. Davidson, 59, was charged after police used a search warrant to find eight sexually explicit videos involving children on his iPhone.
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Remains of soldier who died in WWII POW camp to be reburied in Augusta
Army Pfc. Arthur L. Pierce, 26, of Malden, Mass., was accounted for in July through mitochondrial DNA analysis as well as anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence.