The ceremony included a keynote address from Attorney General Janet Mills, who told those gathered ‘the law is not some dusty book sitting on a shelf.’
Charles Eichacker
Charles Eichacker covers crime and general news in the Winthrop area, but his side interests include health, politics, culture and the outdoors. A Maryland native, he first came to Maine in 2004 to attend Colby College. After several years away, including a stint teaching English in China for the Peace Corps, he returned in 2014 for a job at the Ellsworth American. He started writing for the Kennebec Journal in spring 2016. An Eagle Scout and sometimes karaoke singer, his short term life goals include running a marathon, growing tomatoes and playing “Ziggy Stardust” on guitar.
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Augusta ed tech says schools discriminated against her for saying ‘I will pray for you’
Toni Richardson said she filed a complaint charging religious discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Maine State Museum offers view of Maine’s sporting history
The project will have its premiere Saturday at the Elks Lodge in Augusta.
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City and town leaders grapple with how to regulate recreational marijuana
Local control, fees and zoning are all issues facing municipal leaders, who will play a major role in regulating the industry.
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MaineGeneral to launch new opioid treatment program
Starting this summer, the program will help bridge the gap between intensive outpatient treatment and primary care.
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Animal rights activists protest in Augusta
At issue is how the state has handled a roadside zoo in Mount Vernon.
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Maine wildlife officials hold first controlled burn on Swan Island in Richmond to make way for nesting birds
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife hopes to hold more controlled burns in future years because of the benefits they can have for wildlife and soil.
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Maine doctors softening stance on physician-assisted suicide
Although a bill to allow the practice appears headed for failure, physicians say it’s an idea whose time could come soon.
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New limit on opioid painkillers will pose challenge at Togus
Some veterans in the federally run program might not get below the 100 morphine milligram equivalent level set to take effect July 1.
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Longfellow’s Greenhouses marks 40 years of ‘a grand vision’
The Manchester, Maine, business has doubled the number of greenhouses since it began in the late ’70s.