Maine State Prison is better equipped than psychiatric hospitals to help certain defendants who have been ruled incompetent to stand trial, the Department of Corrections and DHHS say.
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Local pubs packed on St. Paddy’s Day
Dressed in green with pints of Guinness in hand, Brunswick residents closed out St. Paddy’s Day weekend with live music, traditional food and lively company.
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Brunswick High School actors ace production of ‘Phantom of the Opera’
The near-Broadway level of production — completed with vocal powerhouse seniors from the school — earned a standing ovation on its opening night.
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Maine Legislature’s use of vague ‘concept bills’ has risen dramatically
Placeholder bills buy time to finalize details of legislation, but some significant and controversial proposals are only revealed at the last minute.
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Body found Saturday morning in Casco Bay, spotted by person on ferry
The identity of the man and his cause of death are not yet known.
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Increasingly early ice-outs on Maine waters open up new environmental problems, experts say
As Maine wraps up one of its warmest winters in recorded history, lakes and ponds across the state are seeing ice-outs earlier than ever. Experts say that’s affecting everything from algae to moose.
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Feds announce 2 million-acre site in Gulf of Maine for offshore floating wind project
The selected wind energy area is 80% smaller than originally planned and federal energy officials say it avoids conflicts with lobster fishing and North Atlantic right whale habitat. Maine lobstermen say another area where right whales have been seen remains in the designated area.
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Wriggling gold: Fishermen who catch baby eels for $2,000 a pound hope for many years of fishing
Fishermen might soon be able to catch up to about 10,000 pounds of valuable elvers for years to come.
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Service workers at Maine’s 7 community colleges say system is stalling negotiations
The union is demanding wage increases for the 165 employees currently working under a contract that expired in July 2023.
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Maine regulators might let utilities report surges in power use as way to identify illegal cannabis grows
Versant Power, which calls illegal marijuana operations an ‘escalating problem,’ proposed the change to allow it, CMP and other utilities to disclose confidential customer information to law enforcement when there is ‘good faith belief’ of a crime.