Superintendent Becky Foley wants to host several forums through the year to address concerns, questions and input the community may have for Winthrop Public Schools.
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A Maine law could have forced the Lewiston mass shooter into psychiatric treatment. Why wasn’t it used?
Like nearly every other state, Maine can compel those with serious mental illnesses to comply with outpatient treatment. But the law is rarely used. Some fear it threatens to return America to a dark era of institutionalization.
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Posted inLocal & State
4 key findings about Maine’s law to compel mental health treatment
We spent months talking to experts in mental health care about what happened in Lewiston and how to treat people who cannot or do not accept their mental illnesses.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israel and Hamas signal they are no closer to ending Gaza war after Sinwar’s death
A top Hamas political official confirms the death of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, and said the militant group would not release more hostages until there is a cease-fire in Gaza.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: The season of change
The onset of autumn brings opportunity to enjoy the sounds and scents of seasonal change, and to exercise our right to vote in what may be the most consequential presidential election of our lifetimes, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine gets $65 million to improve solar and wind power connections to the grid
Computer software and hardware are expected to boost power generation at solar and wind farms and help reduce bottlenecks in connecting renewable energy to CMP’s and Versant’s grids.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine organization aiming to end homelessness hires first executive director
Dean Klein, a homeless prevention advocate most recently from Virginia, has been tapped to lead the Maine Continuum of Care.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government
Wilton approves money for employee insurance coverage
Town Manager Maria Greeley said the town failed to notify employees who would have been eligible for the program when the law went into effect in September 2019.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Peru man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Thomas Bordeau Sr. is charged with four crimes in connection to the siege.
Posted inNation & World, News
Judge grants Texas lawmakers’ unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case
A judge has granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man scheduled to be the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.