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Dina Mendros

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  • Published
    July 27, 2023

    From Augusta: Investing in Maine families

    We’ve all heard stories like these. A baby is born early and needs to stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, possibly for weeks. The parents, exhausted and worried sick, do what they can to be at their child’s side, but neither has a paid family and medical leave benefit at their jobs, forcing them […]

  • Published
    July 26, 2023

    Gov. Mills signs Sen. Carney bill to rename Maine Turnpike Approach Road in honor of peace activist Samantha Smith

    AUGUSTA —Gov. Janet Mills has signed a bill from Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth. LD 21, “Resolve, Designating Maine Turnpike Approach Road in South Portland as Samantha Smith Way,” renames Exit 45, Maine Turnpike Approach Road, as Samantha Smith Way. It recognizes Samantha Smith’s efforts, as a 10-year-old, to bring about a more peaceful relationship […]

  • Published
    July 26, 2023

    Bills from Sen. Brenner, Reny to remove barriers to health care become law

    AUGUSTA – Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law two bills from Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, and Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, that will reduce barriers to accessing certain kinds of health care. LD 1383, “An Act to Regulate Insurance Carrier Prior Authorization Requirements for Rehabilitative and Habilitative Services,” from Sen. Brenner, will limit when insurance […]

  • Published
    July 26, 2023

    Bills from Carney, Tipping to protect tenants who are facing eviction become law

    AUGUSTA – Two bills that protect Maine tenants from unfair evictions recently became law. LD 45, “An Act to Prevent Retaliatory Evictions,” sponsored by Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth, was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills, and LD 330, “An Act Regarding Legal Representation for Residents Facing Eviction,” sponsored by Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono, […]

  • Published
    July 26, 2023

    Governor signs Brenner, Vitelli proposal to help build solar energy project on contaminated farmland

    AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a joint proposal from Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, and Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, that would advance Maine’s energy independence by promoting building solar energy projects on farmland that has been contaminated by PFAS, according to the Senate Majority Office. The proposal is a combination of Sen. […]

  • Published
    July 26, 2023

    Gov. Mills signs Sen. Carney bill to protect Maine workers from retaliation

    AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills has signed a bill from Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth, into law. LD 767, “An Act to Provide Uniform Protections from Retaliation for Maine Workers in Connection with the Exercise of Rights Protected Under the Laws Governing Employment Practices,” will give the Maine Department of Labor and the Maine Attorney […]

  • Published
    July 26, 2023

    Astronomy Club holds potluk and meeting Aug. 4

    The Astronomical Society of Northern New England (ASNNE) will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, Aug. 4. The meeting will be held at the Talmage Observatory at Starfield, in West Kennebunk. There will be potluck Bar-B-Q. Both members and the general public are invited. ASNNE will provide grills, but all Bar-B-Q guests should bring their […]

  • Published
    July 26, 2023

    Old Orchard police arrest man on 3 counts of Class A trafficking drugs

    OLD ORCHARD BEACH — An anonymous call to Old Orchard Beach Police Department on July 25 led to the arrest of a man charged with drug trafficking. The caller, according to police, said Randy Monroe, 61 years of Biddeford, also had several warrants for his arrest, was residing at  17 Cliff Ave. in Old Orchard […]

  • Published
    July 25, 2023

    Former Biddeford woman wins gold in her age group

    BIDDEFORD — A woman, formerly of Biddeford, took home the gold in her age group at the USATF Masters Outdoors Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. Fifty-one-year-ole Crystal Corbeil Muse, a ninth year coach at Binghamton University in New York, coaches throwers. She also competed July 20 in the Hammer Throw, July 21 in the Shot […]

  • Published
    July 24, 2023

    Obituary: Beverly A. (Dunton) Chaloult

    Beverly Chaloult left this earthly realm peacefully on July 17, 2023, after a battle with metastatic breast cancer. Beverly was born and educated in Biddeford, Maine, on Sept. 11, 1942, to Rita (Martel) Dunton and Bernard Dunton. She was a mother to Pamela and Steven and raised her children in Biddeford with her husband Angelo […]

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