Bath and Brunswick’s winter markets are open on Saturdays.
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Maine DHHS commissioner questioned about child deaths, caseworker complaints
Jeanne Lambrew acknowledges problems within the child protection office during testimony before the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee.
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State agency, legislative committee clash in supreme court hearing over records
Lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee are appealing a lower court’s decision that barred them from access to confidential child protective records.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Judge denies request for new trial for man convicted of 1994 murder
The judge had agreed to consider a new trial after finding Foster Bates’ last attorney waited too long to request a hearing for new evidence in the murder and rape of Tammy Dickson. But the judge didn’t find the evidence strong enough to reopen the case.
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Man rammed Brunswick police cruiser during chase, authorities say
Police said Thomas Coffill, of Lisbon, led officers on a chase through Brunswick and Topsham after an alleged assault.
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Brunswick donates $200,000 toward new emergency shelter
Tedford Housing, which operates the Midcoast’s only emergency shelter, is building a new facility that will increase its capacity 60%.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine launches $1 million ad campaign to attract teachers amid shortage
The initiative is funded with pandemic relief money and quantifies for the first time the number of educator vacancies in Maine: over 850.
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Gray fox being sought in Bath is sick but not rabid, expert says
Wildlife rehabilitator Kathi Reed received four reports in the past week about a sickly fox that Bath residents worried might be rabid; she says the animal appears to have mange.
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Maine homeless shelters warn of financial crisis
Six shelters around the state are facing a collective shortfall of about $4.1 million and at least one is in danger of closing.
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Proposed rules would allow any commercial farm contaminated by PFAS to apply for financial assistance
Maine so far has focused on farms that were contaminated through the spreading of wastewater sludge.