Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while their children are placed elsewhere.
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New report shows striking increase in weather-related power outages in Maine
As more outages occur because of bad weather, a federal grant may help the grid better contain disruptions.
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Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes increases
After an initial crackdown and decline, the rate of the powerful medications given to nursing home residents has ticked back up in recent years.
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Is a coastal road in Acadia that keeps washing out worth saving?
State and federal agencies are debating how to fix a stretch of Seawall Road – or whether to abandon it altogether.
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Bucksport officials continue to urge closing of defunct landfill
Town leaders are asking the state to push the company that owns the facility to file a plan to close it after a proposed sale apparently falls through.
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New evaluation methods threaten organ donation in Maine and New England
The rules are intended to reform a system lawmakers and advocates say is plagued by corruption and inefficiency.
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New bills give Maine towns and agencies more power to enforce environmental regulations
Officials say the legislation would allow them to halt noncompliant developers and limit damage to the state’s natural resources.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Schools and Education
Technical education is becoming increasingly popular. Can Maine’s programs meet the demand?
Career and technical education center directors say statewide increased enrollment in programs is positive, but some are concerned about staffing and space limitations.
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Complaint against Maine supreme court justice raises questions about judicial ethics
The Committee on Judicial Conduct will decide whether Justice Catherine Connors violated the ethics code in a process that has little public oversight.
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Washington County lagging behind rest of Maine in use of yellow flag law
A compilation of data by The Maine Monitor found that the county has filed just a single yellow flag order since the law passed nearly 4 years ago.