A statement from the Church of Safe Injection said it’s ‘evident’ from listening to the councilors who voted to deny the permit that ‘there is considerable confusion about our organization and what we do.’
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‘SQUEEZE ME!,’ an original musical comedy, comes to Brunswick
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday from July 6-23 at The Theater Project in Brunswick.
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Puritan Medical Products announces layoffs affecting more than 200 in Pittsfield
Based in Guilford, Puritan had become one of the top two swab manufacturers in the world, but orders have decreased dramatically as the COVID-19 pandemic has receded, forcing the company to downsize.
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Harpswell Coastal Academy’s final graduating class sad to see school go
Members of the Class of 2023 say the celebration has been bittersweet, knowing that the school is closing its doors.
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Mills says she’ll sign budget deal that includes money for paid family leave, child care
The governor’s support ensures that Maine will become the 13th state to implement mandatory paid leave to workers who need time off to care for family members or themselves.
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Asylum seekers protest conditions at Portland Expo, lack of long-term plan
City officials met with the protesters, who say they have been served expired food and worry about where they will go when the Expo closes in mid-August.
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Maine Senate nixes MaineCare coverage for noncitizens
Senators rejected the bill with no debate or roll call vote, despite approval in the House of Representatives on Monday.
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State board could soon determine future of burned Bath elementary school
Bath-area school officials prefer to build a new school that would combine students from the burned-down Dike Newell School and another elementary school.
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Freeport Fourth of July fireworks return for the first time since pre-pandemic
Fireworks will start at 9 p.m. following L.L. Bean’s annual Fourth of July concert at 7:30 p.m.
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Senate blocks background checks for private gun sales
The 21-13 vote effectively kills the bill, which passed the House by 1 vote on Monday.