Adrienne Bennett, LePage’s spokeswoman for six years, has left her bank job to work on legislative affairs for the Labor Department.
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Seniors’ quality of life on a shaky foundation
Unspent housing bonds. Fewer resources for dementia. Stigma surrounding food stamps. Less emphasis on home care. Five years after ‘The Challenge of Our Age’ series investigated problems faced by older adults in Maine, it’s clear the state still has immense work to do.
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LePage says he’ll continue to block payments to Attorney General’s Office
The Republican wants Democrat Janet Mills, the attorney general and gubernatorial candidate, to provide legal bills as detailed as those done by private law firms.
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LePage signs 4 bills aimed at improving child protection system
The governor had proposed the measures, one of which would shift state policy away from family reunification and toward the best interests of the child.
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Augusta sex offender arrested on three child porn charges
Complaints had been lodged previously that Robert L. Robinson III, 34, was posting candid photos of Augusta-area children on social media.
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After 7 overdoses in 5 days, Augusta police warn of ‘highly lethal’ heroin
Seven overdoses in five days prompted the department to issue a public service announcement.
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Augusta council to consider zone change for 250 apartments off Civic Center Drive
Developer says the apartments would be marketed to medical workers.
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Conditions at Riverview better, safer for patients, workers, report says
Court Master Daniel Wathen described the improvements in his report to the court.
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Paintings left to Augusta by native Maine artist worth $500,000
Officials say the historic works of art, now displayed at city center, were appraised by a Boston appraiser who has worked on ‘Antiques Roadshow.’
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Police say Augusta man facing drug charges stole car from his mother
Randy Dennison, 26, has been charged with theft in addition to numerous drug trafficking charges stemming from his arrest and a strip search when he was being booked into jail.