In its second solicitation for a consultant to guide the state’s oversight of recreational marijuana, regulators pick Freedman & Koski, which challenged a previous award to a competitor.
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Maine could be among first in U.S. to ban plastic bags statewide
With 20 communities already restricting them, and more on the way, the state may take California’s environmental cue.
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Red Barn employee taken off work schedule after racist remark on social media
An employee of the Augusta restaurant recorded a video apology after using a racial epithet against a person in an Instagram direct message.
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Maine State Museum to present special ‘Curious George’ film screenings
The Maine State Museum, Library and Archives team up with Maine Jewish Film Festival to present two films on Curious George and his creators.
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Bill to prohibit Maine communities from banning short-term rentals draws fire
Opponents at a State House hearing say preventing towns and cities from enacting rules governing short-term rentals would be an overreach of state authority.
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Low-speed chase through 3 towns ends with Smithfield man’s arrest
Adrian Silva, 64, was arrested by Augusta police on a charge of failing to stop for officers after leading them from Augusta to the Winthrop line and back to Mulligan’s in Manchester.
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HHRC of Maine to hold open house featuring photographic exhibits
The center will show two photographic exhibits, “Considering 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World” and “Witness to War: The Children of Syria.”
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HHRC Maine forum to discuss photographic exhibit
Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine and the Mid-Maine Global Forum will host a luncheon program featuring Indira Williams Babic, director of photography and virtual resources at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
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Janet Mills reverses Paul LePage’s wind energy moratorium
The governor’s order opens the door for state agencies to issue permits that were put in limbo under her predecessor.
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Augusta library to host ‘The Blues Spectrum’ docu-concert
Blues and jazz musician Scott Cleveland will sing, play and speak through the history of blues.