PORTLAND (AP) — The Aroostook County jail has filed an emergency appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that it must provide medication to a woman who says it’s necessary to keep her opioid addiction in remission. The appeal, filed with the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, contends the judge didn’t give enough deference to jail […]
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Maine supporting bill to try to save state’s clam harvest
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s fishery managers are supporting a proposal designed to improve the clam haul by allowing towns to set limits on the size of clams that can be harvested. Lawmakers are considering the bill, which would let municipalities set minimum and maximum size limits that are at least as strict as the state […]
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Durham crash kills Sabattus woman, injures two others
DURHAM — A Sabattus woman was killed and two others were injured in a car crash early Monday. Rebecca L. Brown, 26, died at the scene, according to a statement from the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office. The car was registered to Andrew J. Smith, 25, of Lisbon. Smith and a woman in the car, who […]
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Endangered whale experiencing mini-baby boom off New England
An endangered species of whale is experiencing a mini-baby boom in New England waters, researchers on Cape Cod have said. The North Atlantic right whale is one of the rarest species of whale on the planet, numbering only about 411. But the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Massachusetts, said Friday its aerial survey team […]
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Maine scallopers hope for better haul as ’19 season ends
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s scallop season is ending for the year amid hopes that fishermen had a stronger season than they did a year ago. Fishermen harvest Maine scallops with dragger boats or by diving for the shellfish and collecting them by hand. The dragger season is over, and the dive season is finished everywhere […]
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Bath’s Maine Maritime Museum charts course for renovation
BATH — As the front campus of the Maine Maritime Museum undergoes a major facelift, plans are also underway for a renovation and reconfiguration of the museum’s main galleries. The central display space, which has generally held a fixed exhibit since its June 1989 opening, is at the heart of that revamp. Next to that area […]
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Tedford Housing officials catching their breath before restarting planning for new Brunswick facilities
BRUNSWICK — Tedford Housing officials are taking a breather now that town officials have approved new rules and licensing standards for homeless shelters, ending a yearlong delay that forced Tedford to put its expansion plans on the back burner. “It’s been a long and thorough process,” executive director Craig Phillips said Friday. “We are taking […]
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‘The smallest amount of effort could have saved this child’
There were warning signs. Before 4-year-old Kendall Chick died on Dec. 8, 2017, from suspected child abuse, and before police would charge her primary caretaker, Shawna Gatto, with her murder, both Gatto and her fiancé – Stephen Hood, Kendall’s paternal grandfather – expressed reservations about whether they could care for the girl at their Wiscasset home, […]
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Former governor pardoned at least 2 people, including former Rep. Jeff Pierce, without hearings
AUGUSTA (AP) — The former governor of Maine pardoned two people in his last days in office without going through the traditional process of consulting the clemency board and holding a public hearing, according to the state’s corrections department. Maine’s Constitution says the governor has the sole power to grant reprieves, pardons and commutations, so […]
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Secretary of the Navy praises BIW workforce training in committee hearing
BATH — Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer praised the workforce development training taking place in Bath to prepare workers for careers at Bath Iron Works during an Armed Service Committee hearing last week. U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, asked Navy officials to explain what they were doing to ensure that there would be people […]