After Home Depot makes a washer and dryer go poof, Central Furniture and Appliance, Inc., demonstrates the age-old art of good customer relations.
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Bill to add tobacco tax to vaping products moves forward
The bill calls for an additional tax on all electronic cigarettes and other vaping products, at a rate similar to cigarettes and other tobacco products.
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Maine House rejects ‘stand your ground’ bill backed by gun rights advocates
The 78-57 vote falls largely along party lines, with Republicans supporting the measure and Democrats opposing it.
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Lawmakers urged to save advanced placement program for students in rural Maine
The AP4ALL program is targeted for elimination by the state Department of Education, but supporters say it provides important access to courses for students in smaller schools.
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Maine Legislature inches toward deal on new state budget
Members of both parties express confidence an agreement could be reached, but sticking points remain on Gov. Janet Mill’s $8 billion, two-year proposal.
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Air quality monitoring to begin in South Portland next month
The program will address community concerns raised by a federal lawsuit that accused Global Partners LP of violating the Clean Air Act at its petroleum storage facility on the Fore River.
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Maine House passes ‘death with dignity’ bill by 4 votes
Tuesday’s vote marks initial approval of the measure, which would make Maine the 8th state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescribed medication.
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New law to make Maine first state with paid sick time that covers more than getting sick
The law, effective Jan. 1, 2021, will require businesses with 10 or more employees to give their workers as much 40 hours of paid time yearly for illness or family emergencies.
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Listen to ‘that scream in your belly,’ television writer-producer David E. Kelley tells Colby class of 2019
An overcast sky turned sunny as 460 Colby seniors in the class of 2019 received degrees Sunday at the college’s 198th commencement on the Miller Library lawn on the Mayflower Hill campus.
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Morning Sentinel May 26 police log
Waterville area police reports for May 26, 2019.