AUGUSTA — After an impassioned round of floor speeches Tuesday, the Maine House narrowly approved a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a lethal dose of medication prescribed by a doctor. The so-called “death with dignity” bill cleared the House by just four votes, 72-68, with 11 lawmakers either […]
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Defense spending moves to Senate floor with $5.1 billion for 3 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
The national defense bill for 2020 is headed to the Senate floor with $5.1 billion included for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, which Bath Iron Works could compete to build. Maine’s Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced Friday that the committee passed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which will advance […]
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Community college waives application fee in June
Southern Maine Community College is waiving its application fee during the entire month of June for people applying for the Fall Semester. The waiver is part of SMCC’s commitment to keep costs down and make college as affordable as possible. The college encourages people to apply early so they can get the best selection of classes […]
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Still burning love for the King as Elvis impersonator Jessi Mallory brings her passion for Presley to Richmond seniors
RICHMOND — Jessi Mallory never shared the earth with Elvis Presley. By the time she was born in 1981, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll had been gone for nearly four years. That never stopped her from falling in love with his music, and now 37, Mallory has found a way to keep his memory […]
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New law to make Maine first state with paid sick time that covers more than getting sick
AUGUSTA — Most of Maine’s workforce is guaranteed access to paid sick time under a bill Gov. Janet Mills signed into law Tuesday. The law provides workers with companies that have 10 or more employees an hour of sick time for every 40 hours they work, up to a maximum of 40 hours of time […]
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Maine high court affirms ruling in custody case that dogs are property, not family
Dogs are property, the state’s top court says. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision Tuesday in a custody case involving an unmarried former couple and a Labrador retriever-boxer mix named Honey. A District Court judge granted sole custody of Honey to Kelvin M. Liriano, 25, of Old Town, because Liriano’s name was on the adoption […]
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Divided panel backs gun background checks for private sales
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee endorsed a bill Tuesday to require background checks on all private firearm sales in Maine, whether they are made at a gun show or in response to a classified ad. But the committee’s divided vote raises questions about the bill’s fate in the full Legislature. Meanwhile, there is growing optimism […]
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Tighter vaccination law could spur increase in medical exemptions
California saw a surge in medical exemptions to school-required vaccinations after it passed a law in 2015 that is similar to the bill Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed last week banning all non-medical exemptions. Parents who wanted to avoid school-required vaccines for their children exploited a loophole in the California law by finding doctors who […]
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Longtime Maine State Prison inmate dies 1 year shy of release date
A convicted murderer who was scheduled to be released from prison next year died Tuesday morning at Maine State Prison in Warren. James Young, 69, of Bangor, is the sixth inmate who has died at the maximum-security facility since October 2018. Young, who was sentenced June 24, 1993, to serve a 45-year sentence for murder, […]
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Manchester woman injured in I-295 crash in Bowdoin
BOWDOIN — State police say a Manchester woman suffered minor injuries after her husband allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed their SUV while traveling north on Interstate 295 Tuesday. Shortly after 11 a.m., the vehicle drifted off the highway at the Bowdoin town line, went into the median and struck a tree. State […]