Jaci Beane, of Farmingdale, will spend an initial 18 months behinds bars and then two years on probation.
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Public gets a chance to weigh in on insurers’ ACA rate requests for 2019
Two meetings, in Bangor and Portland, will allow residents to ask questions and comment on proposed increases of up to 13.8%.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Defense: Prosecutors challenged by lack of forensics in Manchester double murder
David W. Marble Jr. is charged with killing two people near a gravel pit on Christmas morning 2015.
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Maine-ly Harmony to hold benefit yard sale July 14
Annual fundraiser will be held at Palermo’s Hill Gardens.
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Cony Middle School honor roll
Students acknowledged for academic achievement for the fourth quarter.
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LePage veto stands, which means family can’t sue state for selling man’s home, killing his cat
The DHHS had been appointed William Dean’s guardian, and the lawsuit alleges that the agency sold his Owls Head house for below market value, allowed his Rockland home to fall into disrepair and euthanized his cat.
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Lawmakers overturn 20 of governor’s 43 vetoes
A bill to increase reimbursement rates for group homes serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities is among those that became law over LePage’s objection.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Despite fundraising crunch, Festival de la Bastille begins Friday in Augusta
The two-day fete put on by Le Club Calumet features music, dance, fireworks and is set to begin Friday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report, News, Politics
Lawmakers endorse sweeping medical marijuana reforms
By a wide margin, legislators override a veto by Gov. Paul LePage to push forward changes in the state’s medical marijuana industry.
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Free online burn permits to continue after LePage veto overruled
The measure spells out requirements on private companies issuing burn permits in Maine, which has been in dispute for some time.