Maine remains the only state in the country where medical marijuana is not required to be tested for purity or contaminants. Efforts to change that have failed in past years.
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Plug-in solar could be coming to Maine thanks to this bill
Proponents argue that these small generators could lower household electricity bills for a relatively low upfront cost.
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Posted inCommunity, News, The Rangeley Highlander
Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry in Rangeley
The flocks of Grasshopper Hill Farm don’t mind the morning chill when food is at play.
Posted inBusiness, Health, New England, The Franklin Journal
Maine nursing homes to be sold to private equity group following bankruptcy
The newly formed 101 West State Street LLC bid nearly $1 billion for the assets held by Genesis, which owns 11 facilities in Maine.
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Wintry mix on the way to much of Maine overnight before rain arrives for Easter
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for many parts of the state from Thursday night into Friday.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture, News
Auburn PAL Center packs ’em in for annual Easter Egg Hunt & BBQ
Annual tradition at Auburn PAL Center offered candy, prizes and food.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine towns are sitting on hundreds of thousands of dollars for addiction treatment
4 years after settlement money started arriving, some recovery centers face funding cliffs as towns and counties deliberate — or in some cases hardly pay attention to — millions in unspent funds.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Amid Iran conflict, Platner re-ups criticism of Collins for Iraq vote. Here’s the background.
In unreported Reddit comments that have been deleted, the US Senate candidate called combat ‘an excellent experience.’
Posted inCommunity, News
5 takeaways from Lewiston’s school board budget workshop
Board members generally agree that more needs to be cut from the budget, but they want to try to save some classroom positions that would be lost in the proposal.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Wabanaki tribes challenge Oxford Casino’s iGaming lawsuit
A judge granted the request to intervene by all 4 tribal nations in Maine.