Jay Select Board approved a 42-article warrant including municipal spending, tax changes and service contracts for the April 28 town meeting.
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Fight over mandatory cannabis testing picks up steam as bill heads to floor
Maine remains the only state in the country where medical marijuana is not required to be tested for purity or contaminants. Efforts to remedy that have tried and failed in past years.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Plug-in solar could be coming to Maine thanks to this measure
Proponents argue that these small generators could lower household electricity bills for a relatively low upfront cost.
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.
Posted inNews
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
Some Maine governments aren’t spending their opioid funds. Why not?
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.