LISBON — It is an ancient Chinese legend, the story of a snake spirit that transforms herself into a beautiful woman so that she may experience the human world. It also helped Lisbon High School’s drama club take home a Class B state championship at the Maine Drama Festival and the chance to perform at […]
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Brunswick works to fill several department head vacancies
BRUNSWICK — A number of vacant positions and a relatively high turnover are putting a strain on several Brunswick departments, requiring some officials to pick up the slack until the jobs are filled. “It’s always hard when senior people are retiring or people are leaving,” town manager John Eldridge said. “It’s a time-consuming process, some […]
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Bath Planning Board to hold public hearing on retail marijuana rules
BATH — Bath residents can chime in on the proposed rules for recreational marijuana businesses at a public hearing April 2. According to the draft ordinance, retail marijuana establishments will need to be licensed by the state and city in order to operate. The proposal also states passers-by shouldn’t be able to smell the odor […]
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Sen. Vitelli to give budget talk in Bath tonight
BATH — Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, will discuss Maine’s biennial budget, which lawmakers are currently considering in Augusta, during an event tonight in Bath. The talk will be hosted by Invisible Sagadahoc, a local activist organization. Jessica Mahnke, one of the group’s founders, said that the group wanted to host this event due to the […]
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Measure would improve lead testing in kids
AUGUSTA — Bills that aim to improve testing for lead in children went before the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday and most people who testified at the public hearing spoke in favor of the measures. Maine is the only New England state that does not require a universal blood test for lead […]
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Region 10 students win big at Skills USA Competition in Bangor
On March 8, 25 students from Region 10 Technical High School competed in technical skills and leadership challenges at the statewide annual Skills USA Competition. Held at Eastern Maine Community College and United Technologies Center in Bangor, the competition featured over 800 students from Maine’s 27 secondary Career and Technical Education schools, along with Maine […]
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Lawmakers urged to limit Maine child protection workers’ caseloads
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers are contemplating a bill that would limit the caseloads for state child protective workers, a shift aimed at closing cracks in a system that advocates say contributed to the deaths of two young girls in late 2017 and early 2018. State Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, told members of the Legislature’s Health and Human […]
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Baby boom: 9 labor unit nurses pregnant at Maine hospital
PORTLAND (AP) — Nine nurses who work in the labor and delivery unit at the largest hospital in Maine are expecting babies in the next few months. Maine Medical Center announced the bonanza of babies with a Facebook post on Monday featuring eight of the nine nurses and their respective bumps. The army of infants […]
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Maine briefs: Analysis: Collins is most likely to work across aisle; Anonymous customers leave $2,000 tip to surprise of waiters
Analysis: Collins is most likely to work across aisle By The Associated Press undefined WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats say Republican Sen. Susan Collins toes the party line too often. But a Georgetown University think tank says she’s the most likely to work across party lines. The Lugar Center says this is the third straight Congress in which […]
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Canadian company buying Emera Maine for $959 million
The Nova Scotia-based owner of a Maine utility that serves many of the state’s rural and remote regions announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to sell its interest in the power company to another Canadian firm. Emera Inc. and ENMAX Corp. said in a joint statement that the agreement to sell Emera Maine […]