After one cannabis company sued Old Orchard Beach earlier in July, alleging new rules unfairly benefit its competitors, a second company is intervening to defend the new licensing laws it wrote.
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Two rabies cases, including a rare cat case, reported in Kennebec County amid summer uptick
After an early spike in rabies reports earlier this year, officials are now urging caution and offering tips to avoid contact with bats, which are most active from late July to early September.
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Brunswick woman, 87, fights off home intruder — then feeds him
A teenager broke into Marjorie Perkins’ home and attacked her, according to police.
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Augusta police investigate spray-painted swastikas, racial slurs at Mill Park as possible hate crime
City police are investigating the vandalism, which is believed to have occurred overnight July 26 into July 27, as a felony-level offense causing more than $2,000 in damage.
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Martin’s Point Health Care to pay $22 million to settle Medicare fraud claims
An agreement announced Monday, the largest Medicare fraud settlement in state history, includes a $3.8 million payment to a whistleblower who sued Martin’s Point in 2018 alleging that it was miscoding the health conditions of Medicare Advantage patients.
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Death of Augusta man found on side of road investigated as homicide
Tyler Robinson, 34, was found dead Friday night on Old Belgrade Road in Augusta.
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Gov. Mills signs bill to protect domestic abuse victims
Survivors of domestic abuse joined Gov. Mills at the State House on July 25 for a ceremonial signing of a bill to protect victims from repeat offenders.
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Missing teen hiker located in Grafton Township area
The Maine Warden Service found Nathan Beckman, 15, of Scarsdale, New York, on Saturday afternoon after he went missing earlier in the day in Oxford County, according to officials.
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State ends ferry service between Richmond and Swan Island after more than 6 decades
Visitors are allowed to access the wildlife management area using their own watercrafts, and the state is no longer charging fees to use the island or camp there.
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Man accused of killing his parents, 2 others in Bowdoin enters insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told a Press Herald reporter that he killed his parents and 2 other people in Bowdoin and shot 3 others on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth in April, was arraigned Friday afternoon on 4 counts of murder and 23 other charges.