It gives them credit for what they do, extends the scope of their practice and sets education and safety standards.
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Maine Observer: Sometimes moving is better than staying
The newest location affords a glimpse and smell of the ocean and evokes memories of a graduation party in a blizzard.
Maine Voices: Survivors of shootings need safety net
Counted and honored, the dead draw support but there’s no official tally of those who survive to face shattered lives.
Yarmouth voters to decide on sex offender residency restriction
The Town Council votes 7-0 to place an ordinance on the November ballot that would require a 750-foot buffer zone around the town’s five schools.
Yarmouth police catch one of two people who fled traffic stop
The pair ran into woods near McCartney and West Elm streets after being stopped in front of Yarmouth High School.
Visitors to Yarmouth Clam Festival savor the seafood – no matter what the hour
There’s no shame in polishing off a pint of fried clams and washing it down with lime rickeys at 10 a.m., say festivalgoers.
Yarmouth to debate residency restrictions for sex offenders
A proposal would keep them from living near schools and other areas for children, but some think it’s unnecessary.
More tree-cutting planned along Interstate 295
Maine transportation officials will thin out trees along the busy highway in Yarmouth and Freeport beginning this month.
Portland’s housing crunch being felt in northern suburbs
Not everyone is embracing the construction of new apartment complexes in the outlying towns.
Maine Voices: Ban Muslims from entering the U.S.? I live among 20 million of them
As the most common victims of Islamist extremism, Muslims are also invested in stopping terrorism, says an erstwhile Mainer who now lives in Cairo.