‘Maine + Jewish’ will be on view for the next year at the State Museum in Augusta.
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Judge: Maine AG erred in subpoena to newspaper for video interview of admitted killer
The attorney general’s office had sought unedited video taken in September of a jailhouse interview with Andrea Balcer, who admits having murdering her parents in 2016 at their Winthrop home.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Front-runners in governor’s race outline differences on drug crisis
Republican Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills, as well as independents Terry Hayes and Alan Caron, also take on abortion and health care as they debate for the second time this week.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Local & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine middle schoolers pick Moody for governor in mock election
Students also learned about ranked choice voting Wednesday at the Augusta State Armory.
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Group meets at Augusta museum to examine free speech through a modern lens
Legal experts, professors and journalists meet to discuss the special challenges of things like social media.
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Augusta museum celebrates Free Speech Week with open house, discussions
The event at the First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House included discussions of political, student and online speech.
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Three moratoriums banning marijuana sales approved in Augusta
In addition to extending bans already in place, the City Council on Thursday prohibited sales of medical marijuana in residential areas.
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Augusta police establish no ‘direct threat’ after anonymous Cony High School tip
Deputy Chief Kevin Lully said classes will continue as normal and there will be no additional police presence at the school.
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Overall crime in Maine declines for 6th straight year, while rape reports increase
The 448 reported rapes in 2017 is a 17 percent jump from 2016, a rise that some attribute to increased reporting by victims who feel empowered by the national conversation about sexual harassment and assault.
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State psychiatric center on track to regain federal certification – and funding – it lost 5 years ago
The state is notified that Riverview is in substantial compliance with conditions for Medicare reimbursement, which is worth about $20 million a year.