AUGUSTA – Maine residents are urged to check the state database for unclaimed property. The annual list was released last week. Every year the Office of the State Treasurer releases its annual list of unclaimed property, which consists of money and other personal assets that are considered lost or abandoned when an owner cannot be […]
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Services expanded for problem gambling
AUGUSTA – The Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services and the Maine Gambling Control Board have joined together with Hollywood Casino and Oxford Casino to help individuals who think they may have a problem with casino gambling. The work expands the locations for an individual to sign up for a program known as self-exclusion […]
Dialogue urged between state, tribes on elver fishing
On Monday the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) released a letter addressed to the Marine Resources Committee joined by all of its former elected Chairs urging the legislators to reject changes proposed in LD 1625, An Act To Clarify the Law Concerning Maine’s Elver Fishing License, that would undermine contested Tribal salt-water fishing rights and strain […]