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Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program named Maine’s Service Enterprise of the Year

Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program was recognized as the 2019 Service Enterprise of the Year at the Governor’s Awards for Service and Volunteerism. The program started the certification process in 2017 when the agency was growing to meet the needs of the community, but struggled to harness the skills and knowledge of volunteers to meet new goals, […]

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Event to benefit Wiscasset farm

The Morris Farm will host a silent auction and baked bean supper 5:30 p.m. Nov. 2.  All proceeds will help support the Farms promotion of sustainable agriculture and stewardship of the earth through education, demonstration and community involvement.   The Morris Farm Trust Board of Directors will serve baked beans, hot dogs, salads and brown bread. Deserts and soft drinks will also be provided. This is a BYOB event. Entrance is […]

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Bath voters to weigh in on charter change

The city of Bath is asking voters to approve a city charter amendment on the Nov. 5 ballot.  If approved, the change would allow the City Council, upon affirmative vote of six of its members, to waive the five-year limitation on contracts involving payment of money out of appropriations of more than one year.   Currently, the […]

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Maine adopts symbol for marijuana products

AUGUSTA (AP) — The state of Maine has adopted a symbol that’ll be used on marijuana products sold for adult consumption.  The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy partnered with the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission to unveil a shared universal symbol for marijuana and marijuana products.  The symbol, already in use in Massachusetts, features a red triangle […]

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DHHS ends contract with service provider 2 months after death of disabled client

The state has terminated its contract with a Biddeford-based service provider that failed to improve its services to adults with developmental disabilities and brain injuries following the death of a client this summer.  Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew announced Monday that the state is severing ties with Residential and Community Support Services for […]

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Judge to rule this week on Cape student’s suspension for sexual assault allegation

A federal judge will decide by week’s end whether the Cape Elizabeth school district violated a high school student’s free speech rights when it suspended her for posting a sticky note in a bathroom that read: “there’s a rapist in the school, and you know who it is.”  U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker heard oral arguments […]